Assessing social skills of children with autism

The purpose of this study was to assess social skills of children with autism according to different variables (rater, gender, age, onset age of education, level of autism, diagnosis, having siblings) using the Autism Social Skills Profile Turkish Form (ASSPT). The method used was causal-comparative model. The data were gathered from the parents and teachers of 208 children with autism who were aged between six and 17. Analyses showed that the social skill scores of the study group significantly differed in terms of the rater, level of autism, and diagnosis but not in terms of gender, age, onset age of education, or having siblings. The findings of this study are discussed in terms of the current literature findings regarding social skills of children with autism.