Social Play Skills for Autistic Children: Assessment and Intervention Guide
For autistic children who want to connect with peers but are unsure how to start, this guide brings together research, assessment tools and practical strategies for building social play skills.
What's Inside
- Autism and Social Development: development from infancy through adolescence and frameworks including ABA, SCERTS, peer-mediated intervention and Social Stories
- Assessment and Observation: ADOS-2, SRS-2, naturalistic observation, social skills checklists and functional assessment
- Interventions by Age: video modeling, Social Stories, LEGO-based social groups and the PEERS program for teens
- Implementation Across Settings: clinical, classroom and home settings with three detailed case studies
- Common Challenges: generalization, motivation and inconsistent implementation
- Cultural Competence and Family Partnership: culturally responsive, family-centered practice and professional growth
- Technology and Resources: VR, apps and AI-supported tools, plus printable checklists, intervention planning templates and progress-monitoring forms
How It Helps You
- Translates research into strategies you can use tomorrow
- Treats families as partners
- Gives a team a shared language and starting point
Ways to Use It
Use it to guide IEP goal writing, select assessment tools, plan individual or group interventions, or as a shared reference for a school or clinical team.
Who It's For
Clinicians, special education teachers, school psychologists, SLPs and families of autistic children.
Format
PDF (print-and-use). Instant download.
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