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Long Term Outcomes of Parent-Assisted Social Skills Intervention for High-Functioning Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Center:

CA-Tarjan Center UCLA, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2014

Contact Information:

Elizabeth Laugeson
[email protected]
310-267-3370

Product Description:

This study aims to evaluate the long-term outcome of Childrens Friendship Training, a parent-assisted social skills intervention for children. Prior research has shown Childrens Friendship Training to be superior to wait-list control with maintenance of gains at 3-month follow-up. Participants were families of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who completed Childrens Friendship Training 15 years earlier. They were recruited through mail, phone, and email. Information collected included parent and child completed questionnaires and a phone interview. Data were collected on 24 of 52 potential participants (46%). With an average of 35-month follow-up, participants had a mean age of 12.6 years. Results indicated that participants at follow-up were invited on significantly more play dates, showed less play date conflict, improved significantly in parent-reported social skills and problem behaviors, and demonstrated marginally significant decreases.

Keyword(s):

Autism, Children, Follow-up, Intervention, Social skills

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):

Http://aut.sagepub.com

COVID-19 Related Data:

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