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January 12, 2022

Facilitating Social Connections For & Among Those with ASDs

with Dr. Matthew Lerner

IG More Than Words
By Reading & Language Learning Center (RLLC)

In today’s episode, we’re talking to Dr. Matthew Lerner about Facilitating Social Connections For & Among Those with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Dr. Lerner is an Associate Professor of Psychology and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics at Stony Brook University. His research focuses on understanding mechanisms of and developing interventions for social and emotional functioning (in particular peer relations) among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and ADHD. At Stony Brook, Dr. Lerner is the Lab Director of the Social Competence & Treatment Lab (SCTL), a.k.a. the “Lerner Lab” where he conducts his aforementioned research.

Today you will learn:

  • What it means to facilitate Social Connections for & among those with ASDs and why it is important
  • The skills needed to develop social connections
  • How those with ASDs develop those skills and who helps them develop those skills
  • How those with ASDs practice those skills
  • How parents can assist with social connections
  • If teachers should assist with social connections and how

Links and Resources:

  • Dr. Lerner’s Bio: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/psychology/faculty/faculty_profiles/mlerner 
  • The Lerner Lab 
    • Website: https://www.lernerlab.com 
    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LernerLab/  
  • The Autism Initiative at Stony Brook University
    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AutismSBU/
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autismsbu/?hl=en
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