[article]
| Titre : |
Evaluating Change in Social Skills in High-Functioning Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder Using a Laboratory-Based Observational Measure |
| Type de document : |
Texte imprimé et/ou numérique |
| Auteurs : |
Susan W. WHITE, Auteur ; Angela SCARPA, Auteur ; Caitlin M. CONNER, Auteur ; Brenna B. MADDOX, Auteur ; Saray BONETE, Auteur |
| Article en page(s) : |
p.3-12 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Mots-clés : |
autism adult treatment social assessment |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
Despite the impact of social disability on the lives of people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), we know little about how to assess clinical improvement in this domain. This is a preliminary study of the potential utility and sensitivity of a novel observational rating system, the Contextual Assessment of Social Skills (CASS), as a treatment outcome measure with cognitively unimpaired adults with ASD. Five cognitively unimpaired adults with ASD completed the CASS, before and after a group social skills intervention. Based on ratings made by evaluators masked to assessment (pre-treatment or post-treatment), reliable change indices were computed to assess improvement. Four participants demonstrated significant improvement in conversational involvement, two initiated significantly more topic changes, and one asked more questions. Laboratory-based observational measures, such as the CASS, may be useful in clinical trials for adults with ASD, though further evaluation with larger samples is required. |
| En ligne : |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1088357614539836 |
| Permalink : |
https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=257 |
in Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities > 30-1 (March 2015) . - p.3-12
[article] Evaluating Change in Social Skills in High-Functioning Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder Using a Laboratory-Based Observational Measure [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Susan W. WHITE, Auteur ; Angela SCARPA, Auteur ; Caitlin M. CONNER, Auteur ; Brenna B. MADDOX, Auteur ; Saray BONETE, Auteur . - p.3-12. Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities > 30-1 (March 2015) . - p.3-12
| Mots-clés : |
autism adult treatment social assessment |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
Despite the impact of social disability on the lives of people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), we know little about how to assess clinical improvement in this domain. This is a preliminary study of the potential utility and sensitivity of a novel observational rating system, the Contextual Assessment of Social Skills (CASS), as a treatment outcome measure with cognitively unimpaired adults with ASD. Five cognitively unimpaired adults with ASD completed the CASS, before and after a group social skills intervention. Based on ratings made by evaluators masked to assessment (pre-treatment or post-treatment), reliable change indices were computed to assess improvement. Four participants demonstrated significant improvement in conversational involvement, two initiated significantly more topic changes, and one asked more questions. Laboratory-based observational measures, such as the CASS, may be useful in clinical trials for adults with ASD, though further evaluation with larger samples is required. |
| En ligne : |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1088357614539836 |
| Permalink : |
https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=257 |
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Evaluating Change in Social Skills in High-Functioning Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder Using a Laboratory-Based Observational Measure in Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 30-1 (March 2015)
