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The effectiveness of Social Stories™ to develop social interactions with adults with characteristics of autism spectrum disorder
- Authors:
- SAMUELS Rachel, STANSFIELD Jois
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 40(4), December 2012, pp.272-285.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
“Social Stories” are a tool designed to help individuals on the autism spectrum better understand the nuances of interpersonal communication so that they can interact in an effective and appropriate manner. However, most research into the effectiveness of Social Stories has focused on children. This study examines the use of Social Stories with four adults with learning disabilities and social communication impairments characteristic of ASD. Each participant was involved in two Social Story interventions. The intervention and data collection was carried out by support staff who knew the participants. Findings indicated that all target behaviours showed positive change during at least one phase of the study, although data indicated a return towards baseline levels across all behaviours into the probe phase. Social Stories had positive effect on improving social interaction in adults with social interaction impairments, even though this effect was short-lived. As the behaviours targeted were long standing, longer intervention which is context-specific may enable more permanent changes to occur. Implications for practice are discussed.