Social communication problems, social anxiety, and mood problems: kindergarten and primary school teachers' perspective among students with autism spectrum disorder.

This study examined the level of social communication problems (SCP), social anxiety (SA), and mood problems (MP) among children with ASD (age 4–13 years) enrolled in special classes (n = 74) and regular classes (n = 73) and grade level (kindergarten, 1st–3rd, 4th–6th) from teachers' perspective in...

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Published in:International Journal of Developmental Disabilities Vol. 70; no. 5; pp. 935 - 943
Main Author: Tallas-Mahajna, Naila
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2024
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          Social Behavior In Infancy and Childhood
          Communicative Disorders In Infancy and Childhood
          Anxiety In Infancy and Childhood
          Affective Disorders In Infancy and Childhood
          Autism Spectrum Disorder
          Teachers Psychosocial Factors
          Faculty Attitudes
          Human
          Israel
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          Child, Preschool
          Child
          Schools Israel
          Students, Elementary
          Palestinians
          Questionnaires
          Education, Special
          Affect
          Communication Skills
          Emotions
          Scales
          Child, Preschool: 2-5 years
          Child: 6-12 years
          Male
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      ab: This study examined the level of social communication problems (SCP), social anxiety (SA), and mood problems (MP) among children with ASD (age 4–13 years) enrolled in special classes (n = 74) and regular classes (n = 73) and grade level (kindergarten, 1st–3rd, 4th–6th) from teachers' perspective in schools of Palestinian Arabs in Israel. Teachers responded to three questionnaires about (1) SCP, (2) SA and (3) MP; the teachers' responses to the questionnaires were used to answer the research questions. Results: SCP, SA and MP were of medium rates for students with ASD enrolled in regular and special classes. No significant differences in the level of SCP could be attributed to class type (Regular, Special) or the grade level (kindergarten, 1st–3rd, 4th–6th). There were significant differences in SA levels that could be attributed to grade level in favor of the 4th–6th grades but there were no significant differences according to class type (Regular, Special). There were statistically significant differences in MP levels that could be attributed to the class type in favor of special classes, and the effect of grade level was not significant. There was a direct significant relationship between SCP, SA, and MP. Conclusion: SCP may be an important risk factor for the development of SA and MP among students with ASD, which lead us to incorporating social skills interventions by educational staff to alleviate or even prevent symptoms of SA and MP among students with ASD, which supports the view of inclusion
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