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Interpersonal Supports

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Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Peer-mediated supports; Relationship enhancement supports; Social interaction supports

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Interpersonal supports are activities or strategies provided by peers, teachers, parents, and community members which increase students’ overall interpersonal skills for increased social interaction with one or more individuals. The tasks or skills to be targeted include joint attention, perspective taking, social and pretend play, social engagement, and social problem-solving. (Luiselli et al., 2008) Interpersonal supports reflect the understanding that fostering social communication is an integral part of an individuals’ day and must occur across a variety of social partners. It is an extension of individual or small group support provided by professionals for generalization. A key component of interpersonal supports is a shifting of emphasis away from the student to an emphasis on training and educating members of the students’ interactive day to effectively facilitate...

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  • Luiselli, J., Russo, D., Christian, W., & Wilczynski, S. (Eds.). (2008). Effective practices for children with autism: Educational and behavioral support interventions that work. New York: Oxford Press.

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  • Marans, W., Rubin, E., & Laurent, A. (2005). Addressing social communication skills in individuals with high-functioning autism and Asperger syndrome: Critical priorities in educational programming. In F. Volkmar, R. Paul, A. Klin, & D. Cohen (Eds.), Handbook of autism and pervasive developmental disorders (Vol. 2, pp. 989–995). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons.

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  1. Center of Excellence on Autism Spectrum Disorders, Department of Special Education, Southern Connecticut State University, 432 Long Meadow Road, 06762, Middlebury, CT, USA

    Barbara Cook MS, CCC-SLP (Speech/Language Pathologist)

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  1. Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Psychology Yale University School of Medicine, Chief, Child Psychiatry Children's Hospital at Yale-New Haven Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA

    Fred R. Volkmar (Director, Child Study Center) (Director, Child Study Center)

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Cook, B. (2013). Interpersonal Supports. In: Volkmar, F.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_1765

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