Effectiveness of Social Skills Training on Behavioral Problems in Adolescents with Intellectual Disability

Objective children and adolescents are faced with wide range of social challengeable situations every day. Intellectual Disability is a condition that determined by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior. This condition occurs before the age of 18 years. The prevalence of intellectual disability is estimated to be at 1-3% of the total population. Children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities have deficits in social skills and hence, require social skills training. It is important for students with intellectual disability to make and maintain positive social relationships with family, peers, teachers and other community members. Social skill training will have the most positive effects on the behavior of students with intellectual disability during the adolescence period. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of social skills on behavioral problems in adolescents with intellectual disability.