Development of social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder and related influencing factors.
- Author:
Shou-Hong WEI
1
;
Jian CAO
;
Tao MI
;
Ji-Rong FENG
;
Jin LIAO
Author Information
1. Faculty of Education, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, China. wei12sh34ho56@163.com.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Autism Spectrum Disorder;
Child;
Humans;
Social Skills
- From:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
2019;21(1):77-81
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the development of social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related influencing factors.
METHODS:A total of 889 children with ASD in 10 cities of China were enrolled as subjects. The Autism Social Skills Scale was used to assess their social skills.
RESULTS:The children with ASD had a lower score of each factor than the theoretical median, with the lowest score for social communication and the highest score for self-regulation. There were significant differences in the total score of social skills and the scores of social cognition and social participation between the children with ASD in different age groups (P<0.05). There were also significant differences in the total score of social skills and the scores of social orientation, social communication, social participation, and self-regulation between the ASD children with different language levels (P<0.01).
CONCLUSIONS:Children with ASD have low social skills, and their social skills are associated with age and language level.
