A REVIEW ON SOCIAL INTERACTION INTERVENTION AMONG AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER CHILDREN: THE BENEFITS AND PARENTS INVOLVEMENT

Abstract

One of the key features of children or individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is inadequate
social skills in which it is necessary for an individual to lead a normal and healthy life. The reason for
the inadequate social interaction or skills is a lack of social cognition. Various interventions have been
used to improve their condition, such as social story, structured physical activity program, peermediated intervention, and many more. Interventions are usually done by professionals, such as
occupational therapists in a clinical setting. However, studies have shown that parents can also be
involved in the interventions to help improve children's social interactions and skills with ASD. Thus,
this study aims to highlight intervention used for social interaction, its benefit and parents' involvement
in social interaction intervention among children with ASD. Based on the review, it is found that with
an adequate social interaction intervention from an early age, children might be able to alter their early
experience involving learning experience and improving their developmental progress. Other than that,
with the involvement of parents in the intervention, children’s behavior might improve as well as it can
reduced parenting stress due to the improved behavior.