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Long-term outcome of social skills intervention based on interactive LEGO© play

Daniel B. Legoff

Michael Sherman

Bancroft NeuroHealth, USA

LEGO© building materials have been adapted as a therapeutic modality for increasing motivation to participate in social skills intervention, and providing a medium through which children with social and communication handicaps can effectively interact. A 3 year retrospective study of long-term outcome for autistic spectrum children participating in LEGO© therapy (N = 60) compared Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale socialization domain (VABS–SD) and Gilliam Autism Rating Scale social interaction subscale (GARS–SI) scores preand post-treatment with a matched comparison sample (N = 57) who received comparable non-LEGO© therapy. Although both groups made significant gains on the two outcome measures, LEGO© participants improved significantly more than the comparison subjects. Diagnosis and pre-treatment full-scale IQ scores did not predict outcome scores; however, Vineland adaptive behavior composite, Vineland communication domain, and verbal IQ all predicted outcome on the VABS–SD, especially for the LEGO© therapy group. Results are discussed in terms of implications for methods of social skills intervention for autistic spectrum disorders.

Key Words: autistic spectrum disorders • LEGO© therapy • social skills

Autism, Vol. 10, No. 4, 317-329 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1362361306064403
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