A Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Social Skills in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The UCLA PEERS® Program

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 3978-3989

  Laugeson, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Gantman, Alexander ^a,b   Kapp, Steven K ^a,b   Orenski, Kaely ^a,c   Ellingsen, Ruth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Autism spectrum disorder; Dating; Friendship; PEERS; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; AUTISM; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTURE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPLICATION STUDY; RESPONSIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL SKILLS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947864656     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2504-8     Document Type: Article

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