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A Service Delivery Model to Better Support Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Transition From School to the Community
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating McGill Transition Support Program for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Completed, enrolled 34 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This study investigates a service delivery model to better support young adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in the transition from school to the community. The effectiveness of the "McGill Transition Support Program", a small-group format intervention (meeting once a week for 2 hours over 10 weeks) focusing on communication, self-determination and working with others skills, is measured by multiple pre- and post-program-assessments in a "staggered enrollment trial", a variant of a randomized controlled trial (RCT).
Study Details
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Interventions
The McGill Transition Support Program is manual-based, including 15 modules of curriculum, five in each of the following domains of skills: * Social communication (e.g. listening, perspective taking) * Self-determination (e.g. problem-solving, self-advocacy) * Working with others (e.g. knowing your context, teamwork) Nine out of the 15 modules are selected for each group according to the common needs endorsed by participants on a needs assessment questionnaire. Each group consists of 4 adults and two facilitators who were graduate students in Speech Language Pathology or Educational Psychology. The intervention follows a Self-Determination Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI) that considers the individual's strengths and needs in the development of personal goals and plans for one's future. A workbook is used to accompany each module with the aim of having the participants practice and generalize the main content messages.