Social Skills in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pervasive Developmental Disorders

In brief

To evaluate whether a structured social skills program, called Social Skills Development,is superior to a wait list control group on measures of interpersonal interaction. The Social Skills Development (SSD) is a 16-week, group intervention that uses activities and peer tutors to promote interpersonal skills in children 8 to 11 years of age with Autism Spectrum Disorders.Following a diagnostic and social skills assessment,children are randomly assigned to SSD or wait list for 16 weeks. Children who were randomized to the wait list are offered SSD at Week 16. Children randomized to SSD are followed for 9 months to assess the durability of gains during the first 16 weeks.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02147236

Run by

Yale University

People needed

44

Starts

2003-07-01

Expected to finish

2005-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-05-26

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 8 to 11 years
• Full Scale IQ score > 70
• PDD diagnosis (autism, Asperger's, PDD-Not Otherwise Specified)

You may not qualify if…

• concurrent, untreated psychiatric disorder(such as anxiety, depression or conduct disorder)

Where it is running

• Yale Child Study Center — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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