| Title |
Improvement in Social Competence Using a Randomized Trial of a Theatre Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, September 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-015-2600-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Blythe A. Corbett, Alexandra P. Key, Lydia Qualls, Stephanie Fecteau, Cassandra Newsom, Catherine Coke, Paul Yoder |
| Abstract |
The efficacy of a peer-mediated, theatre-based intervention on social competence in participants with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was tested. Thirty 8-to-14 year-olds with ASD were randomly assigned to the treatment (n = 17) or a wait-list control (n = 13) group. Immediately after treatment, group effects were seen on social ability, (d = .77), communication symptoms (d = -.86), group play with toys in the company of peers (d = .77), immediate memory of faces as measured by neuropsychological (d = .75) and ERP methods (d = .93), delayed memory for faces (d = .98), and theory of mind (d = .99). At the 2 month follow-up period, group effects were detected on communication symptoms (d = .82). The results of this pilot clinical trial provide initial support for the efficacy of the theatre-based intervention. |
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| United Kingdom | 8 | 28% |
| United States | 5 | 17% |
| Spain | 2 | 7% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 13 | 45% |
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| Unknown | 326 | 99% |
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| Researcher | 31 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 21 | 6% |
| Other | 35 | 11% |
| Unknown | 91 | 28% |
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| Neuroscience | 10 | 3% |
| Other | 40 | 12% |
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