Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interventions for the improvement of social skills in autism spectrum disorder in India: A systematic review Subject The topic of the resource Autism spectrum disorder; Intervention; Social skills Description An account of the resource 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alexander A.E.; Padmakumari P.; Padavan I.D. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Vol-17, No. 2, pp. 178-203. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/0973134220210211" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1177/0973134220210211</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104046219&amp;doi=10.1177%2F0973134220210211&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e5bd17e843e1010b110216d661abb435" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104046219&amp;doi=10.1177%2f0973134220210211&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e5bd17e843e1010b110216d661abb435</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 9731342 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 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