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Title of Journal: J Autism Dev Disord

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Abbravation: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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Springer US

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10.1016/0038-1098(74)90873-4

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1573-3432

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Social Skills Training for Young Adults with High

Authors: Alexander Gantman Steven K Kapp Kaely Orenski Elizabeth A Laugeson
Publish Date: 2011/09/14
Volume: 42, Issue: 6, Pages: 1094-1103
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Despite the psychosocial difficulties common among young adults with autism spectrum disorders ASD little to no evidencebased social skills interventions exist for this population Using a randomized controlled trial RCT design the current study tested the effectiveness of an evidencebased caregiverassisted social skills intervention known as PEERS for Young Adults with highfunctioning young adults with ASD ages 18–23 using self and caregiverreport measures Results revealed that treated young adults reported significantly less loneliness and improved social skills knowledge while caregivers reported significant improvements in young adults’ overall social skills social responsiveness empathy and frequency of gettogethers Results support the effectiveness of using this caregiverassisted manualized intervention for young adults with ASDThe authors would like to thank Connie Kasari Fred Frankel Andrew Leuchter Robert Lieberman Jennifer Sanderson Ruth Ellingsen Dana Lieberman Sebastián Torres Laura Knoll Chloe Koeffler Kristine McGlennen and Siena Whitham for their valuable assistance on this study The authors also gratefully acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the families who participated in this study This research was supported by NIH Training Grant T32MH17140 Andrew Leuchter Principal Investigator The writing of this paper was partially supported by Organization for Autism Research Grant 20093336 Alexander Gantman Project Principal Investigator The second author also gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Philip and Aida Siff Educational Foundation toward work on this study and paper

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