Social skills of children with different disabilities: Assessment and implications for interventions Habilidades sociales de niños con diferentes necesidades educativas especiales: Evaluación e implicaciones para la intervención

This study characterizes the differences and similarities in the repertoire of social skills of children from 12 different categories of special educational needs: au-tism, hearing impairment, mild intellectual disabilities, moderate intellectual disabilities, visual impairment, phonological disorder, learning disabilities, giftedness and talent, externalizing behavior problems, internali-zing behavior problems, internalizing and externalizing behavior problems and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Teachers of 120 students in regular and special schools, aged between 6 and 14 years old, from four Brazilian states, responded to the Social Skills Rating System. Children with ADHD, autism, internalizing and externalizing behavior problems and externalizing behavior problems presented comparatively lower frequency of social skills. The intervention needs of each evaluated category are discussed.