The Effectiveness of Art Therapy for Teaching Social Skills to Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

D'Amico, Miranda; Lalonde, Corinne

doi:10.1080/07421656.2017.1384678

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“…We suggest supporting peer acceptance and dependability of friends and making new friends in therapeutic, educational, and community settings as a mechanism to reduce depressive symptoms among (German) adolescents. Furthermore, the results support the use of empirically derived interventions (like group therapies) that include social skills components (e.g., D’Amico and Lalonde, 2017 ; Zolyomi and Schmalz, 2017 ; Granholm and Harvey, 2018 ) or treatments that exclusively target interpersonal relationships as beneficial when treating adolescent depressive symptoms. The current study also sheds light on how the association between peer relationship and depressive symptoms differ between boys and girls, most notably how the contributing aspect of peer relationship differs for both genders.…”

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Peer Relationships and Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents: Results From the German BELLA Study

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Background: Poor mental health affects adolescent development and is associated with health and social outcomes in later life. The current study uses cross-sectional data to explore the understudied aspects of peer relationships as a predictor of depressive symptom severity of adolescents in Germany.Method: Data from the German BELLA study were analyzed. We focused on the most recent measurement point of the BELLA study and analyzed data of 446 adolescents (aged 14–17 years). Peer relationship was measured using four items from the internationally established Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS). Depressive symptoms were assessed via seven items of the German version of the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Short Depression Scale (CES-D). Hierarchical linear regression models were computed to explore the association between depressive symptoms and peer relationships. Hierarchical linear regression models served to determine the added predictive effects of each aspect of peer relationships.Result: The regression model showed that 22% of the variance of the severity of depressive symptoms could be explained by the quality of adolescents’ peer relationships (F(1,444) = 125.65, p < 0.001). Peer acceptance has the most substantial unique contribution to peer relationship as a predictor of depressive symptom severity (Change in R2 = 0.05; Change in F = 27.01, p < 0.001). The gender-specific analysis shows different trends for boys and girls.Conclusion: The quality of peer relationships is a significant predictor of adolescents’ depressive symptoms severity. Improved peer acceptance, dependability, and ease of making new friends are significantly associated with reduced depression symptoms for Germany’s adolescent population.

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“…The picnic story and the script were displayed in the center of the gallery so that visitors could engage with the collaborative piece as they explored the individual art collections of each client-artist. According to D’Amico and Lalonde (2017), individuals with ASD benefit from participating in cooperative activities within a group setting. Engaging in group-sharing and role-playing activities gives individuals the opportunity to develop and rehearse social skills (Schweizer et al, 2017).…”

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“…Engaging in group-sharing and role-playing activities gives individuals the opportunity to develop and rehearse social skills (Schweizer et al, 2017). Assertion, communication, cooperation, understanding emotions, engaging in active listening, and participating in turn taking have all been recorded outcomes of group work (D’Amico & Lalonde, 2017). Reduced hyperactivity and inattention has also been observed as a positive outcome when individuals are given the opportunity to share their emotions and experiences with peers.…”

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Sculpting Expression: A Creative Arts Therapy Exhibition

Hartman

Owings

2021

American Behavioral Scientist

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Exhibitions have the potential to affect the lives of visitors and the artists themselves. This article considers the potential influence of exhibitions as a culminating factor in creative arts therapy experiences for young adults with autism. It explores the therapeutic potential of using the gallery as a space for change as well as to enhance socially inclusive experiences for the participating artists. Findings from this study suggest that participating in an exhibition as a final component of creative arts therapy sessions may enhance the therapeutic benefits for client-artists with autism and may influence the perception of visitors.

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“…Art therapy methods have been used to help children with ASD develop a better understanding of appropriate ways to respond in social situations (D'Amico, & Lalonde, 2017;Van Lith, & Beerse, 2019). Art therapy with puppet making and puppetry using the Expressive Therapies Continuum (Kagin & Lusebrink, 1978) has been explored to promote emotional empathy in individuals with ASD within the larger goal of addressing socialization (Malhotra, 2019).…”

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Autism and Creativity: A Social Robotics Application

Marzano

Zorzi²

2022

SIE

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This paper focuses on the relationship of genius with certain forms of autism. It synthesizes some results of two ongoing research activities. The first one concerns the investigation of creativity and the arts in the digital age, while the second an educational experience to support the socialization of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder.The educational experience was based on storytelling, drama, and programmable toy robots.Our research emerged that low functioning autistic people may exhibit creative attitudes, but the creativity of educators has a crucial role in stimulating their creativity.

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The Effectiveness of Art Therapy for Teaching Social Skills to Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Cited by 22 publications

References 16 publications

Peer Relationships and Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents: Results From the German BELLA Study

Peer Relationships and Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents: Results From the German BELLA Study

Sculpting Expression: A Creative Arts Therapy Exhibition

Autism and Creativity: A Social Robotics Application

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