Replication of the The Multi-Media Social Skills Project for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorders

In brief

The objective of this study is to validate a social skills training program manual for adolescents (ages 13-17) with Asperger's Syndrome or high functioning autism. Approximately 150 adolescents with autism spectrum disorders will participate in this study, in groups consisting of 6 adolescents and 6 peer volunteers. Participants will participate in both group therapy and peer generalization sessions (in the form of a photography class) once a week over the course of twelve weeks. Participants and their parents will complete paper and pencil, online, or phone measures and video-recordings to assess the participant's social skills prior to the intervention, at completion of the intervention and three months later.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01836965

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

155

Starts

2013-03-01

Expected to finish

2018-04-09

Last updated by the study team

2019-03-13

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
• Must be a Pennsylvania resident
• A primary diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome or high-functioning autism, as confirmed by the Checklist for Autism Spectrum Disorders (CASD; Mayes, 2012)
• English as primary language spoken
• Ability to fluently speak in full sentences
• A verbal IQ of 85 or above on the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, Second Edition(KBIT-2; Kaufman \& Kaufman, 1990)

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
• Low social motivation demonstrated through formalized assessment and/or by responses given to screening interviews assessing treatment goals

Where it is running

• Penn State Hershey Psychiatry Clinic — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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