Social Interaction and Autism

Studies and Reviews

This page provides details of some of the most significant scientific studies and reviews on social interaction and autism.

You can find other studies and reviews on social interaction in our publications database.

If you know of any other publications we should list on this page please email info@informationautism.org

Please note that we are unable to supply publications unless we are listed as the publisher. However, if you are a UK resident you may be able to obtain them from your local public library, your college library or direct from the publisher.

Related Studies and Reviews

• Attwood T. (2000) Strategies for improving the social integration of children with Asperger syndrome. Autism. 4(1), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Baron-Cohen S. (1988) Social and pragmatic deficits in autism: cognitive or affective? Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 18(3), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Bellini S., Peters J. K. (2008) Social skills training for youth with autism spectrum disorders. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 17(4), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Bohlander A., Orlich F., Varley C. (2012) Social skills training for children with autism. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 59(1), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Camargo S. P. H. et al. (2014) A review of the quality of behaviorally-based intervention research to improve social interaction skills of children with ASD in inclusive settings. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 44(9), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Cappadocia M. C., Weiss J. A. (2011) Review of social skills training groups for youth with Asperger syndrome and high functioning autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 5(1), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Flynn L., Healy O. (2012) A review of treatments for deficits in social skills and self-help skills in autism spectrum disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 6(1), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Hwang B., Hughes C. (2000) The effects of social interactive training on early social communicative skills of children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 30(4), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Karkhaneh M. et al. (2010) Social stories to improve social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review. Autism. 14(6), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Kasari C. L., Patterson S. Y. (2012) Interventions addressing social impairment in autism. Current Psychiatry Reports. 14(6), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Kasari C. L. et al. (2014) Psychosocial treatments for individuals with autism spectrum disorder across the lifespan: new developments and underlying mechanisms. Current Psychiatry Reports. 16(11), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Klin A. et al. (2003) The enactive mind, or from actions to cognition: lessons from autism. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 358(1430), Read Abstract (New Window) Read Full (New Window)
  
  
• Konstantareas M. M. (2006) Social skills training in high functioning autism and asperger disorders Hellenic Journal of Psychology. 3(1), Read Full (New Window)
  
  
• Ledford J. R. et al. Antecedent social skills interventions for individuals with ASD: What works, for whom, and under what conditions? Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Matson J. L., Matson M. L., Rivet T. (2007) Social skills treatment for children with autism spectrum disorders: An overview. Behavior Modification. 31 Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• McMahon C. M., Lerner M. D., Britton N. (2013) Group-based social skills interventions for adolescents with higher-functioning autism spectrum disorder: a review and looking to the future. Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics.. 2013(4), Read Abstract (New Window) Read Full (New Window)
  
  
• Meadan H. et al. (2009) Promoting the social and communicative behavior of young children with autism spectrum disorders: A review of parent-implemented intervention studies. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. 29(2), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Mundy P., Crowson M. (1997) Joint attention and early social communication: implications for research on intervention with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 27(6), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• O'Connor K., Kirk I. (2008) Brief report: Atypical social cognition and social behaviours in autism spectrum disorder: A different way of processing rather than an impairment. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 38(10), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Odom S. L., Strain P. S. (1984) Peer-mediated approaches to promoting children's social interaction: a review. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 54(4), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Paul R. (2003) Promoting social communication in high functioning individuals with autistic spectrum disorders Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 12(1), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Prendeville J., Prelock P. A., Unwin G. L. (2006) Peer play interventions to support the social competence of children with autism spectrum disorders. Seminars in Speech and Language. 27(1), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Ramdoss S. et al. (2012) Computer-based interventions to improve social and emotional skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review. Developmental Neurorehabilitation. 15(2), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Rao P. A. et al. (2008) Social skills interventions for children with Asperger's syndrome or high-functioning autism: A review and recommendations. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 38(2), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Reed F. D. D., Hyman S. R., Hirst J. M. (2011) Applications of technology to teach social skills to children with autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 5(3), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Reichow B., Volkmar F. R. (2010) Social skills Interventions for individuals with autism: Evaluation for evidence-based practices within a best evidence synthesis framework. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 40(2), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Reichow B., Steiner A. M., Volkmar F. R. (2012) Social skills groups for people aged 6 to 21 with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Read Abstract (New Window) Read Full (New Window)
  
  
• Rogers S. J. (2010) Interventions that facilitate socialization in children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 30(5), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Rutgers A. et al. (2004) Autism and attachment: a meta-analytic review. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 45(6), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Schreiber C. (2011) Social skills interventions for children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions. 13(1), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Tantam D. (1992) Characterizing the fundamental social handicap in autism. Acta Paedopsychiatrica. 55(2), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Wainer A. L., Ingersoll B. R. (2011) The use of innovative computer technology for teaching social communication to individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 5(1), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Walters A. S., Barrett R. P., Feinstein C. (1990) Social relatedness and autism: current research, issues, directions. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 11(3), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Walton K. M., Ingersoll B. R. (2013) Improving social skills in adolescents and adults with autism and severe to profound intellectual disability: A review of the literature. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 43(3), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Wang S., Cui Y., Parrila R. (2011) Examining the effectiveness of peer-mediated and video-modeling social skills interventions for children with autism spectrum disorders: A meta-analysis in single-case research using HLM. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 5(1), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Wang S., Parrila R., Cui Y. (2013) Meta-analysis of social skills interventions of single-case research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders: Results from three-level HLM. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 43(7), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• White S. W., Keonig K., Scahill L. (2007) Social skills development in children with autism spectrum disorders: a review of the intervention research. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 37(10), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  

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16 Jun 2022