Abstract

GIROTTO AGOSTINI, Júlia Maria  and  CORDEIRO FREITAS, Lucas. Educational social skills of parents of children with ASD: characterization and relationship with the social skills of children. Revista de Psicología [online]. 2023, vol.41, n.2, pp.581-618.  Epub July 14, 2023. ISSN 0254-9247.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18800/psico.202302.001.

This study aimed to characterize the repertoire of educational social skills of parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and to relate it to their children’s social skills. 62 parents /caregivers of children between 3 and 12 years old attended in Specialized Rehabilitation Services of a micro-region in Zona da Mata /Minas Gerais, Brazil participated. The Social Educational Skills Inventory (IHSE-Del Prette) and the Brazilian version of Social Skills Inventory, Behavior Problems and Academic Competence of Children (SSRS) were used. A positive correlation was obtained between the general scores of the two instruments and most factors. The parents’ ability to talk /dialogue proved to be strong predictors of children’s social skills. The implications of the results for interventions with parents of children with autism are discussed.

Keywords : Autism Spectrum Disorder; children; social skills; educational social skills; parents.

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