Effectiveness of Social Skills Training for Children with Autism

  • Gray, Kylie (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
  • Einfeld, Stewart (Chief Investigator (CI))
  • Roberts, Jacqueline (Chief Investigator (CI))
  • Sofronoff, Katherine (Chief Investigator (CI))
  • Beaumont, Renae (Partner Investigator (PI))

Project: Research

Project Details

Project Description

Difficulties with emotion recognition are a core problem in autism, a severe lifelong disability affecting 1 in 160 people. This leads to serious impairments in social relating, and consequent limitations across many life function, and leading to secondary mental health problems. This proposal tests the effectiveness of a program designed to teach emotion recognition to children with autism. The Junior Detective program has evidence of efficacy in the clinic. We trial it in school classes for children with autism, delivered by teachers, and examine the sustainable effects. If effective, the long-term disability of children with autism will be lessened, with better social functioning and participation for them and their families.
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date1/01/10 → 31/12/12

Funding

  • Australian Research Council (ARC)