ON AUTISM SYNDROME DISORDERS (ASD).

Socialization deficits are a major source of impairment, regardless of cognitive or language ability and do not diminish over the course of development.

There is emerging evidence to support traditional and newer naturalistic behavioral strategies and other approaches to social skills programming for young children with ASD. For example, there is some objective research to suggest that groupñ-based social skills training and peer-mediated approaches may be useful interventions.
Social interactive training is an effective and promising technique for promoting communication and social skills when used as a component of an overall educational curriculum for children with ASD.