TY - JFULL AU - Christine L. Cole PY - 2015/5/ TI - Peer-Mediated Intervention for Social Communication Difficulties in Adolescents with Autism: Literature Review and Research Recommendations T2 - International Journal of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences SP - 346 EP - 350 VL - 9 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10001021 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 100, 2015 N2 - Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) often experience social-communication difficulties that negatively impact their social interactions with typical peers. However, unlike other age and disability groups, there is little intervention research to inform best practice for these students. One evidence-based strategy for younger students with ASD is peer-mediated intervention (PMI). PMI may be particularly promising for use with adolescents, as peers are readily available and are natural experts for encouraging authentic high school conversations. This paper provides a review of previous research that evaluated the use of PMI to improve the socialcommunication skills of students with ASD. Specific intervention features associated with positive student outcomes are identified and recommendations for future research are provided. Adolescents with ASD are targeted due the critical importance of social conversation at the high school level. ER -