Interventions for the improvement of social skills in autism spectrum disorder in India: A systematic review
- Title
- Interventions for the improvement of social skills in autism spectrum disorder in India: A systematic review
- Creator
- Alexander A.E.; Padmakumari P.; Padavan I.D.
- Description
- Background: The increasing prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in India is in a gaping contrast with the existing interventions in India. Though several interventions have proved their efficiency in foreign countries, such studies within India are scarce. Aims: This review attempts to systematically examine the different intervention practices that include improvement of social skills in ASD that is practiced in India as revealed through published literature on the same. Methods: Studies published from 2000 to 2020 were selected for the study. Evidence is presented for nine treatment categories: Behavior-based interventions, Developmental Interventions, TEACHH approach, Parent-mediated Interventions, speech-based Interventions, electronics-based interventions, augmentative and alternative communication, play-based interventions and Yoga-based interventions. These studies were drawn from databases Ebsco, Proquest, PubMed, MEDLINE, science direct and Google Scholar. Though a definitive conclusion cannot be drawn without a meta-analysis, the available evidence is gathered and evaluated in the present review. Results: The review has proved to be a reliable summary of the interventions that include improvement of social skills in ASD that is practiced in India. Conclusions: Parent-mediated interventions may be more appropriate for the resource-poor settings of India, when developmental interventions may be more appropriate for the resourcerich settings of India. The scarcity of published literature on the topic in India is also a significant factor that highlighted itself through the research. 2021, Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. All rights reserved.
- Source
- Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Vol-17, No. 2, pp. 178-203.
- Date
- 2021-01-01
- Publisher
- Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Subject
- Autism spectrum disorder; Intervention; Social skills
- Coverage
- Alexander A.E., Department of Psychology, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Padmakumari P., Department of Psychology, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Padavan I.D., Auxillium School, Bengaluru, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 9731342
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Alexander A.E.; Padmakumari P.; Padavan I.D., “Interventions for the improvement of social skills in autism spectrum disorder in India: A systematic review,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 26, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/15849.