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Brief Report: Feasibility of Social Cognition and Interaction Training for Adults with High Functioning Autism |
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| Authors: | Lauren M. Turner-Brown Timothy D. Perry Gabriel S. Dichter James W. Bodfish David L. Penn |
| Affiliation: | (1) Neurodevelopmental Disorders Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, CB #3367, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3367, USA;(2) Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA;(3) Department of Psychiatry and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA;(4) Duke-UNC Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, Durham, NC, USA |
| Abstract: | The goal of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and utility of a group-based cognitive behavioral intervention to improve social-cognitive functioning in adults with high-functioning autism (HFA). We modified the treatment manual of a previously validated intervention, Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT), for optimal use with HFA adults (SCIT-A). We then conducted a pilot study to compare SCIT-A (n = 6) to treatment as usual (TAU) (n = 5) for adults with HFA. Feasibility was supported; attendance was high (92%) and satisfaction reports were primarily positive. Participants in SCIT-A showed significant improvement in theory-of-mind skills and trend level improvements in social communication skills; TAU participants did not show these improvements. Findings indicate SCIT-A shows promise as an intervention for adults with HFA. |
| Keywords: | Social cognition Adults Group intervention High functioning autism |
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