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Building Social Skills With Interdisciplinary Drama With Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Interdisciplinary process drama for Autistic Disorder. Completed, enrolled 15 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This is a one group pre-post feasibility study of an interdisciplinary (theatre, Occupational Therapy (OT) and Speech Language Pathology (SLP)) intervention targeted at social skill development in children, aged 3-4. The intervention uses process drama modified with OT and SLP techniques and using typically developing peer models . Feasibility outcomes are recruitment rates, retention rates, daily program records of ease of implementing the program, and record of modifications needed. Child primary outcomes are Social Skills Improvement Scale (SSIS) and the Theory of Mind (ToM) Battery and Inventory within 4 weeks of program end. Secondary outcomes will be the Structured Play Assessment (SPA) within 4 weeks post-intervention, observations of social interactions (e.g.,eye contract, joint attention, verbal utterances, physical contact) during intervention sessions, brain activity in frontal and temporal/parietal areas during ToM tasks measured by high density EEG within 4 weeks of program end, and parental interview at 3 months related to child's social skills.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Process drama program (3 days/week, 12 weeks, 1-1.5 hours per session) of movement-based activities combining music and drama. Activities that target understanding of emotions, intentions, and appropriate social interactions have been planned by a team of drama teachers, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists.