Services to Enhance Social Functioning in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Autism
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Enrollment
- 44
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Reduction in Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition (SRS-2) - Adult (Relative/Other Report)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test a novel, three-part cognitive behavioral treatment strategy to improve social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder.
The treatment, named TUNE In (Training to Understand and Navigate Emotions and Interactions), includes components to address the many behavioral domains involved in social functioning, including social motivation, social anxiety, social cognition, social skills, and generalization of the skills to community settings.
The Investigators will test the efficacy of TUNE In to improve social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), using a randomized controlled trial using the SRS-2 as the primary outcome measure.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder
Exclusion Criteria
- •intellectual disability
- •severe mood or psychotic symptoms experienced in the past 4 weeks
- •severe self-injurious or aggressive behavior
- •severe extrapyramidal motor or sedating side effects of medications
- •concomitant participation in another social skills treatment program.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Reduction in Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition (SRS-2) - Adult (Relative/Other Report)
Time Frame: Baseline and Post-Treatment (~1 year after baseline)
Scale ranges from 30 to 90 with higher T-scores indicating greater severity of autism symptomatology.