Exploring the Effectiveness of a Peer-Mediated Model of the PEERS Curriculum: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial |
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Authors: | Nicole L Matthews Beatriz C Orr Katrina Warriner Mary DeCarlo Mia Sorensen Jessica Laflin Christopher J Smith |
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Institution: | 1.Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center,Phoenix,USA |
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Abstract: | This study compared immediate and 4-month outcomes among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder randomly assigned to the PEERS curriculum (n?=?10), a peer mediated PEERS curriculum (n?=?12), or a delayed treatment control group (n?=?12). Findings suggest a modest advantage in social skills knowledge and social functioning for participants in the peer-mediated PEERS curriculum relative to Traditional PEERS, and gains in social skills knowledge, social functioning, and reductions in loneliness were maintained in one or both treatment groups at a 4-month follow-up. Typically developing peer mentors (n?=?16) showed improvements in social skills knowledge and marginal improvements in autism knowledge and loneliness. Future research with a larger sample and objective outcome measures is needed. |
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