This study aimed to investigate the use of creative drama as intervention to enhance social and communication skills of learners with autism. Objectives of the study were to identify  the social and communication skills of learners with autism, develop a creative drama module,  determine the effectiveness of the activities in the module and identify the changes in the skills  of learners with Autism spectrum Disorder (ASD) as they undergo the activities. The case study was  conducted at Jose Fabella Memorial School (JFMS), Mandaluyong City, Philippines. Purposive sampling  was used involving six learners with ASD whose age ranged from 8 to 11 years old. Samples also  involved six parents and six teachers. Data were collected through interviews, observations,  checklists and field notes. Inter-rater checklist results were taken from the six teachers’ and the  researcher’s responses. Data were analyzed using thematic and narrative analysis. The themes that  emerged.....

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