60
Participants
Start Date
September 30, 2003
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2008
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2008
Social skills training targeting children with autism
Sessions will focus on improving the social skills of autistic children. Thirty-minute sessions will be held twice a week for 6 weeks.
Social skills training of peers without autism
Sessions will involve educating the peers of autistic children to increase their acceptance of their autistic peers. Thirty-minute sessions will be held twice a week for 6 weeks.
Combination treatment of social skills/education about autism
The combination treatment includes children with and without autism. Sessions will involve social skills training and education about autism to increase acceptance of autistic peers. Training will be conducted twice a week for 6 weeks
Usual training
Participants will receive the usual training offered in their local school districts.
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIH
University of California, Los Angeles
OTHER