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Promoting the Peer-Related Social Development of Young Children With Mild Developmental Delays: Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Intervention
Abstract
To address the unusual peer-related social competence difficulties characteristic of young children with mild developmental delays, we conducted a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive, developmentally oriented, highly individualized intervention extending over a 2-year period. Outcome measures emphasized generalization of peer interactions in unfamiliar playgroups. Results revealed modest effects of the intervention, with children who had lower cognitive levels benefiting most. Intervention effects were best conceptualized as preventative, minimizing the negative features and atypical patterns of children's social play with peers. Our discussion of future work was focused on alternative implementation models to enhance intervention intensity, inclusion of specific subgroups of children, and direct measurement of children engaging in social tasks.
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“These social play activities seem to contribute to the development of social and emotional skills needed throughout life, as shown in humans, non-human primates, and rodents (Sigman and Ruskin, 1999; Guralnick et al., 2006; Cordoni and Palagi, 2011).”
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- Authors
- Guralnick, M. J., Connor, R. T., Neville, B., & Hammond, M. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Washington (US)
- Venue
- American Journal on Mental Retardation
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2006
- Volume
- 111
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 336
- ISSN
- 0895-8017 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1976678873
- Cited by
- 79
- References
- 57
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 1.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal on Mental Retardation (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD037429, P30HD002274)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Keywords
- social development (developmental psychology), young children, intervention effectiveness, personalized interventions, cognitive levels, social play, prevention, implementation model
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Child, Developmental Disabilities, Child Rearing, Child, Preschool, Communication, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Group Processes, Humans, Intelligence, Male, Intellectual Disability, Peer Group, Personality Assessment, Play and Playthings, Social Adjustment, Social Behavior, Cohort Studies, Treatment Outcome, Early Intervention, Educational
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