Differences in Adolescents With Down Syndrome and Asperger in a Social Skills Training Program

María Auxiliadora Robles-Bello, David Sánchez-Teruel, Nieves Valalencia-Naranjo and Francisca Barba Colmenero

SAGE Open, 2021, vol. 11, issue 2, 21582440211008889

Abstract: Background/Objective: Researchers have traditionally reported that individuals with Down syndrome possess a strength in their social development, yet the opposite occurs with Asperger’s syndrome. Based on this premise, we sought to assess effectiveness of the social skills training program. Method: Thirty adolescents aged 11 to 14 years with Down syndrome and Asperger’s syndrome participated in the study. Results: Significant differences between both groups were detected in the posttreatment measures and a connection was found between adolescents’ learning potential and the benefits gained. Conclusions: The training program is effective at improving the social skills under evaluation in adolescents with Down syndrome; however, this benefit is greater among adolescents with Asperger’s syndrome.

Keywords: social skills; early adolescence; learning potential; Down syndrome; Asperger’s syndrome; experimental study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440211008889

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