Effectiveness of Social Problem-Solving Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Shaoju Jin, Sheng Xu, Yu Zhao, Huan Huang, Han Zhu, Chunyan Zhou, Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett · 2025
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Description
Solving social problems, spotting the issue, weighing options, choosing kindly, is a learnable skill that autistic children often struggle to practice. Shaoju Jin and co-authors pool the trial evidence for training programs in this 2025 meta-analysis: nineteen group studies, seven hundred and forty-one children in all.
The pooled effect was moderate and real, a gain of about half a standard unit on problem-solving skill. Where and by whom mattered: teacher-led programs inside real schools beat researcher-led ones elsewhere, a point for practicing where life happens. Gains spilled into neighboring skills, social behavior, recognizing emotions, reading minds, and self-control, some by large margins. The authors back the training as a core lever for social-emotional growth, and ask future trials to report how faithfully the programs were actually delivered.
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| CREATOR | Shaoju Jin, Sheng Xu, Yu Zhao, Huan Huang, Han Zhu, Chunyan Zhou, Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 51 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |