From home to the doctor: a social history is a method of preparing children with autism spectrum disorder for dental reception
The use of the social story method, as one of the scientifically based approaches to applied behavior analysis, increases cooperation with the dentist of children with autism spectrum disorder. The study group included 96 children with autism spectrum disorders aged (58 verbal children and 38 non-verbal) from 7 to 12 years. By the end of the study, positive behavior in both groups of children with autism spectrum disorder increased from 13,55% to 23,95%, negative behavior decreased from 33,3% to 25%. The social story method helps to reduce the manifestation of undesirable behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder and can be used as a preparation for a child with autism for dental reception and dental manipulations.