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The Use of Social Stories to Reduce Negative Affect and Improve Satisfaction in Adults Attending an ASD Assessment

NCT03372421 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 51

Last updated 2019-08-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Many people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) find the unpredictability of social situations emotionally distressing. It is likely that attending a diagnostic assessment is no exception. Social Stories are short stories that describe a social situation so that people know what to expect. They are written in a way that is accessible to people with ASD. This study will explore whether a Social Story written about a diagnostic assessment can reduce the associated emotional distress and increase people's satisfaction with the process. If so, they could be a simple way that services can better cater for their clients' needs.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Social Story

A short story written in the third person about what it's like to attend an assessment for ASD.

OTHER

Standard Information

Information the host site currently sends out to patients informing them about what to expect from the assessment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sheffield

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Richard p Jenkinson · University of Sheffield

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-26
Primary Completion
2019-04-30
Completion
2019-04-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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Diseases

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