Utilizing Social Stories to Increase Prosocial Behavior and Reduce Problem Behavior in Young Children with Autism

Table 1

Participant characteristics.

	Age	SRS	CCITSN	Problem Behavior
Nick	4 yr, 10 m	63	30–36 months.	Instances where there is no display of any verbal, physical, or gestural initiations or responses to peers as defined by no response to peer initiation
Logan	4 yr, 1 m	74	24–30 months.	Instances of negative verbal or physical behavior, instances where there is no display of any verbal, physical, or gestural initiations or responses to peers as defined by no response to peer initiation
Trevor	4 yr, 10 m	66	30–36  months.	Instances of negative verbal or physical behavior, instances where there is no display of any verbal, physical, or gestural initiations or responses to peers as defined by no response to peer initiation
Peter	5 yr	72	21–24  months.	Instances of negative verbal or physical behavior instances where there is no display of any verbal, physical, or gestural initiations or responses to peers as defined by no response to peer initiation