Adaptation and Feasibility of KONTAKT™ Social Skills Toolbox Group Program for Australian Autistic Children

Afsharnejad Bahareh; Lee Elinda Ai Lim; Hayden-Evans Maya; Black Melissa H; Alach Tasha; Fridell Anna; Coco Christina; Johnson Mathew; Bölte Sven; Girdler Sonya

doi:10.2478/sjcapp-2024-0011

Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology (Dec 2024)

Adaptation and Feasibility of KONTAKT™ Social Skills Toolbox Group Program for Australian Autistic Children

Afsharnejad Bahareh,
Lee Elinda Ai Lim,
Hayden-Evans Maya,
Black Melissa H,
Alach Tasha,
Fridell Anna,
Coco Christina,
Johnson Mathew,
Bölte Sven,
Girdler Sonya

Affiliations

Afsharnejad Bahareh: School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Lee Elinda Ai Lim: School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Hayden-Evans Maya: School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Black Melissa H: Center of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (KIND), Centre for Psychiatry Research; Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institute, StockholmSweden
Alach Tasha: Autism Association of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Fridell Anna: Center of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (KIND), Centre for Psychiatry Research; Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institute, StockholmSweden
Coco Christina: Center of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (KIND), Centre for Psychiatry Research; Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institute, StockholmSweden
Johnson Mathew: Autism Association of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Bölte Sven: Center of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (KIND), Centre for Psychiatry Research; Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institute, StockholmSweden
Girdler Sonya: School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjcapp-2024-0011
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 69 – 76

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Although autistic individuals are interested in interacting with peers, they express a need for social skills programs that could support them in navigating their daily social world, which is governed by neurotypical social norms.

Published in Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology

ISSN: 2245-8875 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry; Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/SJCAPP

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