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Effectiveness of social skills training interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder

A systematic review and meta-analysis

Fatimah S. Alahmari, Abdulhadi A. Alhabbad, Hussain A. Alshamrani and Mohammed A. Almuqbil
Saudi Medical Journal March 2025, 46 (3) 226-237; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.3.20240788
Fatimah S. Alahmari
From the Clinics of Specialized Developmental and behavioral Pediatrics (Alahmari), Eradah Mental Health Complex, Riyadh Third Cluster, from the Clinic of specialized Developmental and Behavioral pediatrics (Alshamrani), Riyadh Second Cluster, Ministry of Health, from the College of Medicine (Alahmari, Alshamrani), Alfaisal University, from the Department of Psychiatry (Alhabbad), King Saud University Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Almuqbil), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Almuqbil), Ministry of National Guard, from the Department of Pediatrics (Almuqbil), Division of Pediatric Neurology, King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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From the Clinics of Specialized Developmental and behavioral Pediatrics (Alahmari), Eradah Mental Health Complex, Riyadh Third Cluster, from the Clinic of specialized Developmental and Behavioral pediatrics (Alshamrani), Riyadh Second Cluster, Ministry of Health, from the College of Medicine (Alahmari, Alshamrani), Alfaisal University, from the Department of Psychiatry (Alhabbad), King Saud University Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Almuqbil), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Almuqbil), Ministry of National Guard, from the Department of Pediatrics (Almuqbil), Division of Pediatric Neurology, King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hussain A. Alshamrani
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Mohammed A. Almuqbil
From the Clinics of Specialized Developmental and behavioral Pediatrics (Alahmari), Eradah Mental Health Complex, Riyadh Third Cluster, from the Clinic of specialized Developmental and Behavioral pediatrics (Alshamrani), Riyadh Second Cluster, Ministry of Health, from the College of Medicine (Alahmari, Alshamrani), Alfaisal University, from the Department of Psychiatry (Alhabbad), King Saud University Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Almuqbil), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Almuqbil), Ministry of National Guard, from the Department of Pediatrics (Almuqbil), Division of Pediatric Neurology, King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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vol. 46 no. 3 226-237
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.3.20240788

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1658-3175
History 
  • Received September 29, 2024
  • Accepted February 12, 2025
  • Published online March 17, 2025.

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Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal This is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work.

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  1. Fatimah S. Alahmari, MD, MBA⇑,
  2. Abdulhadi A. Alhabbad, MD,
  3. Hussain A. Alshamrani, MD and
  4. Mohammed A. Almuqbil, MD, FRCPC
  1. From the Clinics of Specialized Developmental and behavioral Pediatrics (Alahmari), Eradah Mental Health Complex, Riyadh Third Cluster, from the Clinic of specialized Developmental and Behavioral pediatrics (Alshamrani), Riyadh Second Cluster, Ministry of Health, from the College of Medicine (Alahmari, Alshamrani), Alfaisal University, from the Department of Psychiatry (Alhabbad), King Saud University Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Almuqbil), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Almuqbil), Ministry of National Guard, from the Department of Pediatrics (Almuqbil), Division of Pediatric Neurology, King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Fatimah S. Alahmari, Specialized Developmental and behavioral Pediatrics Clinics, Eradah Mental Health Complex, Riyadh Third Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: fatimahsa{at}hotmail.com
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