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Table 2 Topics of the social skills training

From: A randomized controlled study of a social skills training for preadolescent children with autism spectrum disorders: generalization of skills by training parents and teachers?

Children sessions (in SST and SST-PTI)

1

Phase 1 (weekly): Create a safe environment

Introduction

2

Saying nice things about yourself and to others

3

Feelings (showing how you feel and see how another feels)

4

Personal presentation (posture, eye contact and use of voice)

5

Phase 2 (weekly): Practice skills

Asking something to someone

6

Conversation

7

Asking for a play date

8

Asking to participate

9

Discussing with someone

10

Playing a social game

11

Saying no

12

Indicating annoyance

13

Apologizing to someone

14

Responding to bullying

15

Final session, children chose a social activity

16

Phase 3 (2 weekly-monthly): Booster sessions

Repeating the above mentioned skills, focusing on individual goals

17

Repeating the above mentioned skills, focusing on individual goals

18

Repeating the above mentioned skills, focusing on individual goals

Parents sessions (in SST-PTI)

1

Phase 1 (weekly): Before child sessions

Psycho-education

2

Antecedent interventions

3

Consequent interventions

4 (SST 2)

Phase 2 (2 weekly): During child sessions

Discrimination training

5 (SST 4)

Eliciting desired behaviors and creating opportunities

6 (SST 6)

Energizing desired social behavior

7 (SST 8)

Responding to and redirecting socially awkward behaviour

8 (SST 11)

Phase 3

Continuation and persevere

Teacher (in SST-PTI)

1

One meeting with the therapist before the start of the SST for the children en five telephone contacts during the SST (after session 2, 4, 7, 10 and 13).