This study examines how the PEERS (Laugeson \& Frankel, 2010; Laugeson, 2016) social-behavioral intervention affects social relationships and brain development and function in autistic preschoolers, adolescents, and young adults.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
400
Social-behavioral intervention designed to help individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder make and keep friends.
Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS: Constantino, 2005)
Questionnaire completed by caregivers on social function and autism symptoms. Will be aggregated by group; no individual reports will be used.
Time frame: within two weeks of PEERS completion
Test of Adolescent Social SKills (TASSK: Laugeson & Frankel, 2010)
Questionnaire completed by participants with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Measures knowledge of the PEERS intervention concepts. Will be aggregated by group; no individual reports will be used.
Time frame: within two weeks of PEERS completion
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