Effectiveness and Mechanism of Online Peer Companion Intervention on Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Exclusion Criteria

• •Diagnosed as moderate or severe ASD;
• •Unable or unwilling to communicate with peers independently
• •No phones or other alternative electronic devices for the intervention Inclusion
• •Criteria of Ordinary Children:
• •9-18 years old with normal development, no diagnosis of ASD, learning disabilities, ADHD, and other mental disorders;
• •Lively and outgoing, able to assume the role of topic organizer in communication with peers;
• •Could use mobile phones, tablets, computers, or other electronic devices for this online intervention.
• •Diagnosis of ASD or other neurodevelopmental and mental disorders;
• •Introverted or unwilling to play with peer ASD children
• •No phones or other alternative electronic devices for the intervention