Daily Living Skills Intervention for 9th and 10th Graders With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Summary

The current study seeks to develop the first daily living skills (DLS) intervention package for high functioning adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and evaluate its effectiveness. The investigators hope to further refine the Surviving and Thriving in the Real World (STRW) intervention by conducting an ORBIT (Obesity-Related Behavioral Intervention Trial) Phase 2b feasibility Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT). This randomized clinical trial will test the preliminary effectiveness of STRW in 56 adolescents (14-21 years) with high functioning ASD as compared to a robust evidence-based social skills intervention (Program for the Evaluation and Enrichment of Relational Skills - PEERS). The current proposal represents a critical step toward improving the adult outcome of individuals with autism.

Conditions

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Surviving and Thriving in the Real World

The Surviving and Thriving in the Real World intervention consists of 14 weekly concurrent adolescent and parent group sessions. The daily living skills to be targeted in the intervention include: Morning Routine (i.e., completing a morning personal hygiene routine); Laundry (i.e., sorting clothing, using a washing machine and dryer, and folding and putting clothes away); Kitchen/Cooking (i.e., cooking items in the microwave, oven, and stove, safe kitchen practices, cleaning up the kitchen after cooking, and grocery shopping); Self-Management (i.e., managing worry and stress related to learning daily living skills and transitioning to adulthood); and Money Management (i.e., using money to purchase items, evaluating the quality and price of items, understanding and using a checking and savings account, and budgeting money to cover expenses).

BEHAVIORAL

Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills

Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills is an evidence-based social skills training program for youth with social challenges between the ages of 13-18.The program includes a teen group and a parent group that meet concurrently. Teens learn about conversations, electronic communication, joining groups, humor, handling teasing and disagreements, and planning a get-together with other teens. Parents learn how to coach their teens to continue to use the skills when the program is complete.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

  collaborator NIH

• Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Amie M Duncan, Ph.D. · Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

14 Years

Max Age

21 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-09-25

Primary Completion

2022-02-28

Completion

2022-02-28

Countries

• United States

Study Locations