Abstract
This chapter focuses on a community-based social support programme for teenagers with high-functioning ASD, called Comfort Zone, which aimed to increase social support. The authors argue that the foundations and aims of the Comfort Zone group have allowed the group to promote social inclusion of individuals with high-functioning ASD into the community. Despite some limitations, this group can be used as a model for promoting social inclusion for other groups within the community.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Practising Social Inclusion |
Editors | Ann Taket, Beth R. Crisp, Melissa Graham, Lisa Hanna, Sophie Goldingay, Linda Wilson |
Place of Publication | U.K. |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 182-190 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780203766798 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780415531061 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- teenagers
- social inclusion
- autism spectrum disorders
- friendship
- interpersonal relations