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Social Story Interventions for Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Pat Mirenda

Department of Educational Counselling Psychology and Special Education at the University of British Columbia, pat.mirenda{at}ubc.ca

This study examined the effectiveness of social story interventions for 3 young children diagnosed With autism spectrum disorders. For 2 participants, an ABA design Was used, With a social story presented in the B phase. For the 3rd participant, an ACABA design Was used, With the C phase serving as a book + reminder condition that Was used to examine the impact of adult attention and the B phase consisting of a social story. Results confirmed previous research With regard to the effectiveness of this intervention for reducing the frequency of target behaviors. For the 3rd participant, the B phase Was more effective than the C phase (book + reminder). In addition, target behaviors for all 3 participants remained at a loW level, even after the social story interventions Were discontinued. This suggests that irreversible learning of appropriate behaviors may have occurred during the course of the interventions.

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, Vol. 18, No. 4, 219-227 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/10883576030180040301


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