Abstract
The purpose of this pilot randomized controlled trial was to investigate the acceptability and efficacy of the Acquiring Career, Coping, Executive control, Social Skills (ACCESS) Program, a group intervention tailored for young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to enhance critical skills and beliefs that promote adult functioning, including social and adaptive skills, self-determination skills, and coping self-efficacy. Forty-four adults with ASD (ages 18–38; 13 females) and their caregivers were randomly assigned to treatment or waitlist control. Compared to controls, adults in treatment significantly improved in adaptive and self-determination skills, per caregiver report, and self-reported greater belief in their ability to access social support to cope with stressors. Results provide evidence for the acceptability and efficacy of the ACCESS Program.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-19 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders |
| DOIs | |
| State | Accepted/In press - Dec 12 2017 |
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Keywords
- Adults
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- CBT for Anxiety
- Randomized controlled trial
- Self-determination
- Social skills
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
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A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the ACCESS Program : A Group Intervention to Improve Social, Adaptive Functioning, Stress Coping, and Self-Determination Outcomes in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. / Oswald, Tasha M.; Winder-Patel, Breanna; Ruder, Steven; Xing, Guibo; Stahmer, Aubyn; Friedman, Marjorie Solomon.
In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 12.12.2017, p. 1-19.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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