1Faculty of Special Education- Hanoi National University of Education, 136 Xuan Thuy Road, Cau Giay District, Hanoi, Vietnam
American Journal of Educational Research.
2021,
Vol. 9 No. 4, 235-242
DOI: 10.12691/education-9-4-13
Copyright © 2021 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Nguyen Hoai Thuong, Do Thi Thao, Nguyen Thi Hoa, Le Thi Hien. Teaching Friendship Skills to Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Current Situation and Lessons.
American Journal of Educational Research. 2021; 9(4):235-242. doi: 10.12691/education-9-4-13.
Correspondence to: Nguyen Hoai Thuong, Faculty of Special Education- Hanoi National University of Education, 136 Xuan Thuy Road, Cau Giay District, Hanoi, Vietnam. Email:
hoaithuong.hnue0803@gmail.comAbstract
Difficulty in communication and social interaction has certain impacts on the skills of making friends and building friendships among adolescents with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). This study focusing on the current status of teaching friendship skills to adolescents with ASD among 125 teachers and 101 parents found that (i) adolescents with ASD mostly struggle with making new friends, participating in group activities, and helping others; (ii) teachers and parents encounter difficulties in selecting the contents, approaches and methods to teach adolescents with ASD to make friends; and (iii) there is a lack of resources that provide teachers and parents with teaching activities and methodology to effectively support adolescents with ASD to make friends.
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