Title

Social Skills Training for a Young Adult With Landau-Kleffner Syndrome

Authors

Authors

K. A. Ragsdale; B. E. Bunnell;D. C. Beidel

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Clin. Case Stud.

Keywords

social skills training; Landau-Kleffner syndrome; acquired aphasia; adult; PHOBIA; Psychology, Clinical; Psychiatry

Abstract

We present the differential diagnosis and treatment of Frank, a 26-year-old man with Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS). At the time of assessment, Frank was no longer suffering from primary symptoms of LKS; however, he presented with significant social and behavioral difficulties including social anxiety and social skills deficits. Frank participated in Social Effectiveness Therapy (SET), an empirically supported, multi-component behavioral treatment program aimed at reducing social anxiety and improving social functioning. Although Frank exhibited significant reductions in social anxiety at post-treatment, functional behavioral assessment of social behavior suggested that Frank continued to experience social difficulties (e.g., speech length, latency to respond, rigidity in interactions). It appears that the application of an empirically supported treatment such as SET may result in attenuated treatment effects when social anxiety is secondary to a neurological condition such as LKS. Treatment needs for secondary symptoms of LKS are discussed.

Journal Title

Clinical Case Studies

Volume

14

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

129

Last Page

140

WOS Identifier

WOS:000352782600004

ISSN

1534-6501

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