University of Houston-Clear Lake.
J Appl Behav Anal. 2019 Feb;52(1):150-172. doi: 10.1002/jaba.503. Epub 2018 Sep 16.
Few studies have evaluated interventions to improve the job-related social skills of adults with autism spectrum disorder. In this study, we examined the efficacy of a treatment package for teaching several social skills that are critical to job success, such as responding appropriately to feedback and asking for a task model from the supervisor. Three adults, aged 19 to 27 years, participated. Initial training of each skill consisted of verbal explanations, modeling, and role-play with feedback, along with stimulus prompts to promote generalization to a different setting. The trainer introduced additional intervention components as needed. We also evaluated generalization across different social skills and evocative situations. Results indicated that the treatment package was generally effective in improving the targeted social skills, and that stimulus prompts may be necessary for generalization to a job setting. However, generalized responding across social skills rarely emerged. These findings have important implications for preparing individuals with autism to function successfully on the job.
很少有研究评估过改善自闭症谱系障碍成人与工作相关的社交技能的干预措施。在这项研究中,我们检验了一种治疗方案的疗效,该方案旨在教授几项对工作成功至关重要的社交技能,例如恰当地回应反馈和向主管请求任务模型。三名年龄在 19 至 27 岁之间的成年人参与了研究。每项技能的初始培训包括口头解释、示范和有反馈的角色扮演,以及刺激提示,以促进在不同环境中的泛化。培训师根据需要引入了其他干预组件。我们还评估了不同社交技能和激发情境下的泛化情况。结果表明,治疗方案通常能有效提高目标社交技能,刺激提示可能对在工作环境中的泛化是必要的。然而,社交技能的泛化反应很少出现。这些发现对为自闭症患者做好成功工作的准备具有重要意义。