| Literature DB >> 24682707 |
Lindee Morgan1, Allison Leatzow, Sarah Clark, Michael Siller.
Abstract
The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the efficacy of the interview skills curriculum (ISC), a manualized 12-week group-delivered intervention for young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This intervention aims to increase social-pragmatic skills essential to a successful job interview. Twenty-eight adults (18-36 years) were randomly assigned to one of two groups: ISC or waitlist control. Results revealed that the experimental group showed larger gains in social-pragmatic skills observed during a mock job interview than the control group. Treatment effects on distal outcomes, including social adaptive behaviors and depressive symptoms were not significant, although the respective effect sizes were medium/large. Results indicate that a brief, low-intensity treatment can improve the job-interview performance of young adults with ASD.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24682707 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2100-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Autism Dev Disord ISSN: 0162-3257