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Using a CBT Approach to Teach Social Skills to Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Social Challenges: The PEERS Method

Center:

CA-Tarjan Center UCLA, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2015

Contact Information:

Elizabeth Laugeson
[email protected]
310-267-3370

Product Description:

Deficits in social functioning are one of the hallmark features of autism spectrum disorder, yet very few evidence-based social skills programs exist to provide an overview of one of the only empirically supported social skills programs for youth with ASD: The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS). PEERS utilizes the principles of cognitive behavior therapy to improve social functioning for youth with ASD and other social difficulties. Results from four randomized controlled trials and one quasi-experimental study reveal significant improvements in overt social skills, frequency of peer interactions, and social responsiveness following this treatment.

Keyword(s):

PEERS, Social skills training, Adolescents, Autism, Cognitive behavior therapy

Product/Publication Type(s):

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals Published/In Press

Target Audience:

Professionals

Alternative Format:

Electronic (disc, CD, 508 compliant web posting)

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

[email protected]

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A