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Comparison and item analysis of the MESSY for autistic and normal children
J L Matson1, L S Compton, J A Sevin
1Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803.
Research in Developmental Disabilities
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
Seventeen autistic children were matched for age, race, and sex with 17 nonautistic children, and group differences in social skills were assessed. Appropriate social skills and levels of inappropriate assertiveness/impulsiveness were assessed and evaluated using the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY). Significant differences in both the appropriate and inappropriate social behaviors displayed by the two groups were found. The implications of these results are discussed.