Adolescent Social Skills Training Program

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Asperger's Disorder, High-functioning Autism

In brief

This study is a pre-test, post-test single group design with follow-up at month three. Twenty-four individuals total will participate in this study with 6 participants in each of 4 cohorts. Participants and their parents will complete pre-test measures including both paper and pencil measures and a video-recording to assess the participant's social interaction skills and fluency. These adolescents will participate in both group therapy and peer generalization sessions once a week over the course of twelve weeks. Upon completion of the intervention, participants and parents will complete paper and pencil and video post-test measures. Participants will be encouraged to participate in one follow-up session where the paper and pencil and video measures will be completed again.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01031823

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

50

Starts

2009-11-01

Expected to finish

2013-07-10

Last updated by the study team

2019-06-06

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Between 13 and 17 years of age
• A primary diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome or high-functioning autism, as confirmed by the Autism Disorders Interview-Revised (ADIR; Rutter \& LeCourteur, 1995)
• An IQ of 70 or above on the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, Second Edition (KBIT-2; Kaufman \& Kaufman, 1990)
• Local to Central Pennsylvania region

You may not qualify if…

• A significant language delay
• Difficulty with aggression directed at peers
• A primary thought disorder
• A secondary disorder of anxiety or depression so severe as to prevent the individual's participation in the treatment

Where it is running

• Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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