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Promoting social skill development in children with pervasive developmental disorders : a feasibility and efficacy study . A randomized controlled design was employed to evaluate a social skills intervention for children with pervasive developmental disorders . Aims included evaluating the acceptability of the program and gathering preliminary evidence on efficacy . Forty-four children , ages 8-11 years , were randomly assigned to treatment or wait list . Treatment consisted of a 16-week group intervention designed to teach appropriate social behavior . Between group comparisons showed that children in treatment were rated as improved on the primary outcome measure , ( unblinded parent report ) , but not on the secondary outcome measure , a parent questionnaire . Parents reported a high level of satisfaction with the intervention . The study supports the feasibility of this intervention to families and highlights challenges for future research in social skills intervention .
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Intervention_Other
Promoting social skill development
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Intervention_Educational
social skills intervention
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Intervention_Psychological
treatment
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Intervention_Control
wait list
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Intervention_Educational
group intervention designed to teach appropriate social behavior
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Intervention_Educational
social skills intervention .
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Outcome_Mental
unblinded parent report
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Outcome_Mental
parent questionnaire
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Outcome_Other
level of satisfaction
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
pervasive developmental disorders
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Participant_Condition
children
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Participant_Condition
pervasive developmental disorders
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Participant_Age
Forty-four children , ages 8-11 years
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Participant_Condition
Parents