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Investigating Social Competence in Youth With Autism: A Multisite Randomized Control Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating SENSE Theatre and Tackling Teenage Together for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Completed, enrolled 318 participants across 3 sites.
Detailed Summary
Our treatment, SENSE Theatre, combines several well-documented, effective behavioral strategies and theatre techniques. The proposed project will extend previous findings showing improving improvement in memory for faces. The multisite randomized control trial will include a large sample of 240 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) randomly assigned to the experimental (SENSE Theatre) or an active control condition (Tackling Teenage Together).
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
SENSE Theatre is a peer-mediated, theatre-based intervention targeting social competence in youth with autism spectrum disorder. The 40 hour intervention is comprised of 10 sessions in which trained typically peers are paired with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
The Tackling Teenage Together is a psychosocial and sexual education program developed for youth with ASD. It is comprised of 10 sessions.