LC Journal of Special Education
Abstract
Siblings spend a significant proportion of the day with siblings with autism than do their typically developing peers. Therefore, sibling-mediated interventions should be a major part of the repertoire of interventions used to aid children with autism develop social skills. Bass and Mulick (2007) explained that using siblings as social intervention agents have several benefits, including constant practice opportunities in the natural setting, parental support and the increased probability of generalization of social skills learned. Therefore, this paper will examine validated sibling-mediated interventions and discuss their effectiveness in enhancing social competence in children with autism spectrum disorder.
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Lubin, Jacqueline
(2014)
"Sibling-Mediated Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD),"
LC Journal of Special Education: Vol. 10, Article 3.
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https://digitalshowcase.lynchburg.edu/lc-journal-of-special-education/vol10/iss1/3