An exploration of a community-based LEGO social-skills program for youth with autism spectrum disorder

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dc.contributor.authorMacCormack, Jeffrey W. H.
dc.contributor.authorMatheson, Ian A.
dc.contributor.authorHutchinson, Nancy L.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-26T18:09:41Z
dc.date.available2018-06-26T18:09:41Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionPosting permitted to non-commercial open-access institutional repositories--website.en_US
dc.description.abstractClinical interventions have been effective at increasing social skills of youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, generalization of those skills to non-clinical environments is often low. To reduce this generalization gap, community-based programs have been designed to help youth develop social skills in naturalistic settings. This paper describes a community-based social-skills intervention for youths with ASD aged 7–12, which was designed to build on the findings of a previous study. In this program, youths with ASD co-operated with siblings and peers in structured and unstructured play over the course of four weeks. The researchers conducted extensive observations of the play by the youths and conducted interviews with the youths with ASD, their parents, and program staff. Both in our observations and in the perceptions of the parents, the youths with ASD increased their play and socialization. Using Vygotsky’s (1978) socio-cultural theory as a guiding framework, we describe the components of this intervention that contributed to the changes observed in the youths’ play and social interactions. We developed a model that includes components of instruction, interest, playbased learning, and the structure of program, and which provides an explanation of intervention effectiveness to be explored in future research.  en_US
dc.description.peer-reviewYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationMacCormack, J. W. H., Matheson, I.A., & Hutchinson, N. L. (2015). An exploration of a community-based LEGO social-skills program for youth with autism spectrum disorder. Exceptionality Education International, 25(3), 13-32.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5135
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherWestern Universityen_US
dc.publisher.facultyEducationen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridgeen_US
dc.publisher.institutionQueen's Universityen_US
dc.subjectAutism spectrum disorderen_US
dc.subjectASDen_US
dc.subjectCommunity-based programsen_US
dc.subjectPlayen_US
dc.subjectPlay-based learningen_US
dc.subjectSocial interactionsen_US
dc.subjectYouthen_US
dc.subjectLEGO toysen_US
dc.subject.lcshAutism spectrum disorders in children
dc.subject.lcshSocial skills--Study and teaching
dc.subject.lcshSocial skills in adolescence
dc.subject.lcshYouth--Socialization
dc.subject.lcshPlay assessment (Child psychology
dc.titleAn exploration of a community-based LEGO social-skills program for youth with autism spectrum disorderen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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