Preliminary study of The Feelings Program for Autistic Adolescents with Mild Intellectual Disability delivered in Aspect Secondary School Classes to explore feasibility, participant experience and the effect on social emotional domains and mental health concurrent with delivery of the adapted Westmead Feelings Program group intervention.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum DisorderIntellectual disabilityMental Health - Autistic spectrum disordersMental Health - Learning disabilities
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12621001474842
- Lead Sponsor
- The Children's Hospital at Westmead
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 28
The selected Aspect School Secondary classes will be chosen based on the consent of the School Principal. School Principals will take into consideration the number of students that meet the inclusion criteria; Adolescents aged 11-16 years old with a mild Intellectual Disability (IQ between 50 and 75) who are enrolled to attend an Aspect School secondary class in 2022 (Year 7-11 in 2022).
Students on the autism spectrum often have complex presentations, and it is likely that classes may include students with a variety of support needs, including emotional, intellectual and physical impairments. Students who attend but do not have a mild intellectual disability will be asked to consent to participating in the study, but will be reported on separately .
All student in the class who have the consent of parents to participate in the study will be included. Parent who do not consent to being a part of the study will be excluded from the parent component of the program and no data will be collected on their child.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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