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Gaze Behaviors and Social Communication Skills of Young Autistic Children: A Scoping Review
This review aimed to (a) identify gaze metrics and behavioral assessments used in eye-tracking studies investigating social communication skills of...
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Correlation Between Gaze Behaviors and Social Communication Skills of Young Autistic Children: A Meta-Analysis of Eye-Tracking Studies
This meta-analysis examined correlations between eye-tracking measures of gaze behaviors manifested during dynamic salient social stimuli and...
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A Scoping Review of Sex/Gender Differences in Social Communication Skills and Behaviors of Autistic Youth—Are Sex/Gender-Specific Interventions Needed?
Despite a known male dominance (4:1) in autism diagnoses, there remains a lack of clarity surrounding sex/gender differences in the social...
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Relations Between Stress-Adapted Communication Skills and Toxic Social Networks Among Young Adults with Childhood Adversity
Adverse childhood experiences are associated with deleterious outcomes across the lifespan. However, some individuals who grow up in adverse...
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Parent-Mediated Play-Based Interventions to Improve Social Communication and Language Skills of Preschool Autistic Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Play-based interventions are gaining popularity amongst autistic children. Parents are uniquely placed to deliver these interventions as they are...
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Generalisation of Social Communication Skills by Autistic Children During Play-Based Assessments Across Home, School and an Unfamiliar Research Setting
We investigated autistic children’s generalisation of social communication over time across three settings during a play-based assessment with...
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Effectiveness of Telehealth Social Communication Intervention on Language Skills Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of telehealth social communication intervention on language skills of children...
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Should Parents Only Use One Language with Their Autistic Children? The Relations Between Multilingualism, Children‘s Social Skills, and Parent-Child Communication
PurposeParents of autistic children are often advised to use only one language to simplify their child’s language acquisition. Often this...
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Enhancing Pragmatic Language skills for Young children with Social communication difficulties (E-PLAYS-2) trial: study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial evaluating a computerised intervention to promote communicative development and collaborative skills in young children
BackgroundA number of children experience difficulties with social communication and this has long-term deleterious effects on their mental health,...
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Bilingual and Monolingual Autistic Toddlers: Language and Social Communication Skills
Parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) express concern about raising their children bilingually, and often hear advice...
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Interventions for Improving Social-Communication Skills for Adolescents and Adults with ASD: a Meta-analysis
There is a lack of services to support adolescents and adults with ASD in different areas including social-communication intervention. The purpose of...
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A Longitudinal Analysis of the Relationships Between Social, Communication, and Motor Skills Among Students with Autism
Many students with autism have difficulties engaging with their classroom environments and forming friendships, which are mostly affected by deficits...
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Brief Report: Assessment of a Caregiver-Implemented Intervention for Improving Social Communication Skills in Toddlers and Young Children with Autism
As early identification of autism improves, there is a critical need for interventions to support the development of social communication skills in...
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Effects of peer network intervention through peer-led play on Basic Social Communication Skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Inclusive Classroom
This study evaluated whether a play-based, teacher-facilitated peer network intervention could improve basic social communication skills of children...
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Increasing Social Communication by Teaching Texting to Autistic Children
ObjectivesIn the present study, we increased the social communication of four autistic children by teaching texting conversation skills on smart...
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Caregiver Perceptions of Social Communication and Interaction: Development and Validation of the SCIPS
Social communication and interaction (SC/I) skill quality may be influenced by cultural values, norms, and expectations. Because difficulties in SC/I...
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The mediating role of mothers’ conflict resolution skills in the relationship between mothers’ communication skills and behavioral problems of children aged 3–6 years
Although studies have revealed the importance and effect of mothers' communication levels on behavioral problems seen in children, the role of the...
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Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Social Communication Disorder Screener
Currently, there are no existing measures to screen for or diagnose Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder (SPCD). We conducted an exploratory...
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The Demographics of Autistic Individuals in Social Communication Evidence-Based Practice: a Systematic Review
Social communication, like all inter-human behaviors, are highly affected by an individual’s intersectional identities and memberships of diverse...
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A Systematic Review of Play-Based Interventions Targeting the Social Communication Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Educational Contexts
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience social communication difficulties which can be compounded by increased social demands and...
