The effects of social skills training on a student with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder /by Ella Shasky.

In recent years, pressure for students to achieve high test scores in academics has limited the provision of social skills training. To examine the effectiveness of social skills training in increasing time on-task and improving the initiation of peer interaction for students diagnosed with ADHD, an elementary student attending public school and receiving special education services was given social skills training. Social skills training was provided in the form of direct lessons, role-play activities, and guided practice. The student with identified social skills deficits significantly increased his time on-task behavior from an average of 44% at baseline to an average of 78% after training and showed an increase in initiation of peer interaction from zero times per day for 9 days to one time per day for 12 out of 20 days