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- Title
Age as a Moderator of Social Skills Intervention Response Among Korean Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Authors
Hong, Jung Kyung; Bong, Guiyoung; Kim, Ju-Hyun; Yoo, Hee Jeong; Oh, Miae; Bahn, Geonho; Cho, In-Hee
- Abstract
Few studies have investigated the effect of age on treatment effectiveness of evidence-based social skills training in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) adolescents. This study evaluated the effectiveness of Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) in different ages of ASD adolescents. A total of 110 ASD adolescents aged 11–19 years were divided into early, middle, and late adolescence groups, and the changes in outcome measures following intervention were compared among the three groups. We found that the improvements in social competence after PEERS® were significant, but the treatment effects were not significantly different among the three age groups. The findings suggest that PEERS® is beneficial for ASD adolescents regardless of patient age and adolescence stage.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; TREATMENT of autism; EDUCATION of children with disabilities; AGE distribution; KOREANS; SOCIAL skills; SOCIAL skills education; EVALUATION of human services programs
- Publication
Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 2019, Vol 49, Issue 4, p1626
- ISSN
0162-3257
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10803-018-3859-4