The Experience of Using Acting Class as a Means to Enhance the Social Skills of Students with Autism/Asperger Syndrome｜DaTEAsia Vol. 2

APA Citation

Lai, E. (2011). The experience of using acting class as a means to enhance the social skills of students with autism/Asperger Syndrome. The Journal of Drama and Theatre Education in Asia, 2, 121-146.

This paper aims to share the experience of a pilot project of which acting class has been used as a means to enhance the social skills of students with autism/Asperger syndrome. The pilot project has implemented four acting classes. The participants include students with autism/Asperger syndrome from primary and secondary schools. The “student social skills progress report” has been used to understand the effectiveness of acting class on the social skills of these students. The results show that each participant has demonstrated improvement in his/her social skills. Besides, through the process of the acting classes, the pilot project has summed up a “relationship based” working model, and given suggestions on implementing acting classes for students with autism/Asperger syndrome to schools and organizations for reference.