HU Xue-fang,SUN Ying,LIU Xiao-ming.A Case Study on Improving the Initiation of Peer Interaction in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Based on Social Stories[J].Chinese Scientific Journal of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation,2026,24(05):454-458.
HU Xue-fang,SUN Ying,LIU Xiao-ming.A Case Study on Improving the Initiation of Peer Interaction in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Based on Social Stories[J].Chinese Scientific Journal of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation,2026,24(05):454-458.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-4933.2026.05.002.
A Case Study on Improving the Initiation of Peer Interaction in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Based on Social Stories
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) generally struggle with social initiation and have difficulties engaging in peer interactions voluntarily
which constitutes a prominent challenge in the implementation of inclusive education. As an internationally recognized evidence-based intervention for autism
Social Stories
TM
were adopted in this study to explore its immediate intervention
maintenance
and generalization effects on peer interaction initiation among children with ASD. This research aims to enrich empirical evidence concerning social skill interventions for autistic children and provide practical references for frontline teachers conducting social skill interventions in school settings.
Method
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A single-case experimental design was employed in the present study. The participant was a second-grade student with formally diagnosed ASD enrolled in a public general primary school in Beijing. The child possessed basic oral expressive abilities yet lacked the awareness of initiating social contact and never took the initiative to interact with peers. Two progressive Social Stories
TM
titled Hello and Reading Books were developed based on authentic campus contexts. Standardized intervention materials were compiled in strict accordance with Carol Gray's established principles of Social Stories
TM
. The frequency of target behaviors was recorded
and the occurrence rate of target behaviors in each experimental phase was calculated. A visual analysis was utilized to compare data variations across the baseline phase
two intervention phases
and the maintenance phase.
Results
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After receiving Social Stories
TM
instruction in Intervention Phase 1 and Intervention Phase 2
the occurrence rate of the participant's target behaviors rose progressively and stabilized
demonstrating a significant additive effect. When all the intervention procedures were withdrawn in the maintenance phase
the occurrence
rate of target behaviors remained steadily at 100% without obvious decline
indicating robust maintenance of intervention outcomes. Following the intervention
the participant could actively approach peers
initiate verbal greetings
and display friendly nonverbal gestures.
Conclusion
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Social Stories
TM
can effectively improve autistic children's capacity to initiate simple peer interactions in inclusive classrooms. The intervention yields stable effects that generalize readily to natural campus environments. As an evidence-based intervention suitable for primary school inclusive settings
Social Stories
TM
can be widely applied in daily inclusive education practices.
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