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The ASSET Program for Youth With ASD

NCT06535191 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 85

Last updated 2024-08-02

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Summary

The purpose of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of a work-related social skills training intervention for transition-age youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD; ages 14-22) that is designed to improve social skills, social self-efficacy, adaptive functioning, anxiety and work readiness. The Assistive Social Skills \& Employment Training (ASSET) program is a weekly after-school program that runs for 10 weeks. In the first part of the study, youth with ASD, caregivers, special education teachers and employment specialists are invited to review and provide recommendations to improve the manual that has been developed for the ASSET program. The second part of the study is to evaluate the impact of the ASSET program on helping students with ASD improve their social skills, social self-efficacy, adaptive functioning, anxiety and work readiness using a randomized control trial. Improvements in these domains will be assessed immediately following the 10-week program and 3 months later. The intervention will occur at multiple sites in Michigan and Illinois, with a total of 96 students with autism. The ASSET program addresses the employment disparities faced by young adults with ASD by specifically targeting work-related social skills through the development of social skills and self-efficacy to foster successful school-to-work transition outcomes. The manualized ASSET program curriculum will eventually be made public and available for schools and service providers to use.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Assistive Soft Skills and Employment Training (ASSET)

ASSET program is a manualized, theory-driven, 10-week soft skills intervention for autistic individuals, who seek employment or who wish to maintain employment by improving work-related social skills. Throughout a 10-week curriculum offered in a school-based group setting, ASSET addresses the following competencies for workplace success: Communication, Networking, Enthusiasm and Attitude, Teamwork, Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking, Professionalism, Mental Health and Stress Management, and Awareness of Self and Others.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Connie Sung, PhD · Michigan State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
22 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-12-18
Primary Completion
2023-05-22
Completion
2023-05-22

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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