Children with Asperger Syndrome (AS) who attend mainstream settings face social skills deficits that have not been adequately
explored. This study aims to examine social skills through self-reports of children with AS (N = 21) and a matched group of typically developing peers, as well as reports from their mothers, fathers, and teachers. Results
showed that children with AS had more social skills deficits according to all raters and that they reported more aggressiveness/antisocial
behavior, more conceit/haughtiness, more loneliness/social anxiety, and less assertiveness than controls. The level of agreement
between raters varied significantly, suggesting that social skills are best studied with multiple informants.
Keywords Asperger syndrome - Father - Mother - Teacher - Self-reports - Social skills