Brief Report: Initial Evidence of Depressive Symptom Disparities among Black and White Transition Age Autistic Youth / Ed-Dee G. WILLIAMS in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52-8 (August 2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 52-8 (August 2022) . - p.3740-3745 Titre : Brief Report: Initial Evidence of Depressive Symptom Disparities among Black and White Transition Age Autistic Youth Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Ed-Dee G. WILLIAMS, Auteur ; Matthew J. SMITH, Auteur ; Kari SHERWOOD, Auteur ; Temple S. LOVELACE, Auteur ; Lauren BISHOP, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.3740-3745 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adolescent  African Americans  Autism Spectrum Disorder  Autistic Disorder  Depression  Healthcare Disparities  Humans  Whites Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The lived experience of being autistic and being Black in America both put youth at higher risk for developing depressive symptoms. However, there is a dearth of research examining potential disparities in autistic youth with depression. The current study examined disparities in depressive symptoms among a sample of Black and White autistic youth between the ages of 16 and 26 years old. Using analysis of covariance this study found that the Black autistic youth had significantly higher depressive symptoms than White autistic youth (m = 7.3, sd = 4.4 vs. m = 3.8, sd = 3.6; t = 2.6, p = 0.013). This study presents initial evidence of a significant racial disparity between Black and White autistic youth depressive symptoms. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05242-y Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=485 [article] Brief Report: Initial Evidence of Depressive Symptom Disparities among Black and White Transition Age Autistic Youth [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Ed-Dee G. WILLIAMS, Auteur ; Matthew J. SMITH, Auteur ; Kari SHERWOOD, Auteur ; Temple S. LOVELACE, Auteur ; Lauren BISHOP, Auteur . - p.3740-3745. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 52-8 (August 2022) . - p.3740-3745 Mots-clés : Adolescent  African Americans  Autism Spectrum Disorder  Autistic Disorder  Depression  Healthcare Disparities  Humans  Whites Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The lived experience of being autistic and being Black in America both put youth at higher risk for developing depressive symptoms. However, there is a dearth of research examining potential disparities in autistic youth with depression. The current study examined disparities in depressive symptoms among a sample of Black and White autistic youth between the ages of 16 and 26 years old. Using analysis of covariance this study found that the Black autistic youth had significantly higher depressive symptoms than White autistic youth (m = 7.3, sd = 4.4 vs. m = 3.8, sd = 3.6; t = 2.6, p = 0.013). This study presents initial evidence of a significant racial disparity between Black and White autistic youth depressive symptoms. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05242-y Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=485

Brief Report: Vocational Outcomes for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders at Six Months After Virtual Reality Job Interview Training / Matthew J. SMITH in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45-10 (October 2015)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 45-10 (October 2015) . - p.3364-3369 Titre : Brief Report: Vocational Outcomes for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders at Six Months After Virtual Reality Job Interview Training Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Matthew J. SMITH, Auteur ; Michael F. FLEMING, Auteur ; Michael A. WRIGHT, Auteur ; Molly LOSH, Auteur ; Laura BOTELER HUMM, Auteur ; Dale E. OLSEN, Auteur ; Morris D. BELL, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.3364-3369 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorder  Virtual reality training  Vocational outcomes Index. décimale : PER Périodiques En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2470-1 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=268 [article] Brief Report: Vocational Outcomes for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders at Six Months After Virtual Reality Job Interview Training [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Matthew J. SMITH, Auteur ; Michael F. FLEMING, Auteur ; Michael A. WRIGHT, Auteur ; Molly LOSH, Auteur ; Laura BOTELER HUMM, Auteur ; Dale E. OLSEN, Auteur ; Morris D. BELL, Auteur . - p.3364-3369. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 45-10 (October 2015) . - p.3364-3369 Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorder  Virtual reality training  Vocational outcomes Index. décimale : PER Périodiques En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2470-1 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=268

A pilot RCT of virtual reality job interview training in transition-age youth on the autism spectrum / Helen M. GENOVA in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 89 (November 2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 89 (November 2021) . - 101878 Titre : A pilot RCT of virtual reality job interview training in transition-age youth on the autism spectrum Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Helen M. GENOVA, Auteur ; Katie LANCASTER, Auteur ; James MORECRAFT, Auteur ; Mikayla HAAS, Auteur ; Alexandra EDWARDS, Auteur ; Michael DIBENEDETTO, Auteur ; Denise KRCH, Auteur ; John DELUCA, Auteur ; Matthew J. SMITH, Auteur Article en page(s) : 101878 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism  Transition age youth  Adolescents  Job interview  Virtual reality  RCT Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Adolescents on the autism spectrum may have difficulty obtaining and maintaining employment. One particular obstacle for adolescents on the autism spectrum is the job interview. The purpose of the current pilot randomized controlled trial is to examine the preliminary effectiveness and feasibility of a virtual reality job interview tool (VR-JIT) in improving job interview performance in adolescents on the autism spectrum. Method The study was implemented in a high school setting. Fourteen adolescents on the autism spectrum were randomly divided into two groups: an experimental group (n = 7) and a services as usual (SAU) control group (n = 7). The intervention group received 10 h of VR-JIT, which includes interviewing with a virtual human and receiving feedback. All participants performed a video-recorded mock job interview at pre-test and post-test, which was rated by blinded assessors to track interview skills. Students filled out questionnaires related to job interviewing anxiety and self-efficacy pre- and post- intervention. Feasibility metrics were recorded as well. Results Repeated Measures ANOVA revealed improved a metric of job interview performance in the experimental group following the intervention compared to the control group, indicated by medium to large effect sizes. However, perceptions of anxiety and self-efficacy did not improve following the intervention. Students reported that the intervention was easy to use and enjoyable. Conclusions The current pilot study indicates preliminary evidence of the VR-JIT’s effectiveness in improving measures of job interview performance in adolescents on the autism spectrum, even though their own perceptions did not improve. Importantly, the VR-JIT intervention was implemented in a school setting, demonstrating feasibility in its adoption as part of curriculum to help improve employment outcomes in transition age youth on the autism spectrum. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2021.101878 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=458 [article] A pilot RCT of virtual reality job interview training in transition-age youth on the autism spectrum [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Helen M. GENOVA, Auteur ; Katie LANCASTER, Auteur ; James MORECRAFT, Auteur ; Mikayla HAAS, Auteur ; Alexandra EDWARDS, Auteur ; Michael DIBENEDETTO, Auteur ; Denise KRCH, Auteur ; John DELUCA, Auteur ; Matthew J. SMITH, Auteur . - 101878. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 89 (November 2021) . - 101878 Mots-clés : Autism  Transition age youth  Adolescents  Job interview  Virtual reality  RCT Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Adolescents on the autism spectrum may have difficulty obtaining and maintaining employment. One particular obstacle for adolescents on the autism spectrum is the job interview. The purpose of the current pilot randomized controlled trial is to examine the preliminary effectiveness and feasibility of a virtual reality job interview tool (VR-JIT) in improving job interview performance in adolescents on the autism spectrum. Method The study was implemented in a high school setting. Fourteen adolescents on the autism spectrum were randomly divided into two groups: an experimental group (n = 7) and a services as usual (SAU) control group (n = 7). The intervention group received 10 h of VR-JIT, which includes interviewing with a virtual human and receiving feedback. All participants performed a video-recorded mock job interview at pre-test and post-test, which was rated by blinded assessors to track interview skills. Students filled out questionnaires related to job interviewing anxiety and self-efficacy pre- and post- intervention. Feasibility metrics were recorded as well. Results Repeated Measures ANOVA revealed improved a metric of job interview performance in the experimental group following the intervention compared to the control group, indicated by medium to large effect sizes. However, perceptions of anxiety and self-efficacy did not improve following the intervention. Students reported that the intervention was easy to use and enjoyable. Conclusions The current pilot study indicates preliminary evidence of the VR-JIT’s effectiveness in improving measures of job interview performance in adolescents on the autism spectrum, even though their own perceptions did not improve. Importantly, the VR-JIT intervention was implemented in a school setting, demonstrating feasibility in its adoption as part of curriculum to help improve employment outcomes in transition age youth on the autism spectrum. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2021.101878 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=458

Using community-engaged methods to adapt virtual reality job-interview training for transition-age youth on the autism spectrum / Matthew J. SMITH in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 71 (March 2020)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 71 (March 2020) . - p.101498 Titre : Using community-engaged methods to adapt virtual reality job-interview training for transition-age youth on the autism spectrum Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Matthew J. SMITH, Auteur ; Rogério M. PINTO, Auteur ; Leann S. DAWALT, Auteur ; J. D. SMITH, Auteur ; Kari SHERWOOD, Auteur ; Rashun MILES, Auteur ; Julie LOUNDS TAYLOR, Auteur ; Kara HUME, Auteur ; Tamara DAWKINS, Auteur ; Mary BAKER-ERICZEN, Auteur ; Thomas FRAZIER, Auteur ; Laura HUMM, Auteur ; Chris STEACY, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.101498 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism  Transition-age youth  Virtual reality  Job interviewing  Adaptation  Implementation science Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Virtual Reality Job-Interview Training (VR-JIT) is an efficacious Internet-based intervention for adults with severe mental illness (SMI). Evaluations of VR-JIT have shown improved interview skill and access to employment in several cohorts of adults with SMI and with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). VR-JIT trains participants how to fill out job applications and handle job interviews through e-learning content and applied practice. Trainees receive feedback through in-the-moment nonverbal cues, critiques, and recommendations for improving performance. Our study sought to adapt VR-JIT for transition-age youth with ASD (TAY-ASD). Methods We recruited TAY-ASD and adult stakeholders from public and charter schools, transition programs, and community service providers. Participants provided feedback on VR-JIT to enhance its applicability to TAY-ASD. We used community-engaged methods to process and analyze data from TAY-ASD and stakeholders, presented their quantitative and qualitative responses to community and scientific advisory boards for review and recommendations, and adapted the intervention design and content. Results Our adaptations included adding diversity (gender; race/ethnicity) to the virtual hiring manager; shortening the interview by reducing response options; increasing social storytelling to enhance engagement with VR-JIT core components; adding employment opportunities more relevant to younger workers; reducing the reading level; and making the e-learning content more accessible by adding bullet points, voiceover, and imagery/video; and adding new learning goals. Conclusions This study presents a rigorous and innovative community-engaged methodology for adapting VR-JIT to meet the needs of TAY-ASD. We review our engagement with TAY-ASD and stakeholders, and discuss the standardized coding scheme we used to adapt VR-JIT and the usefulness and limitations of employing this methodology in adapting other behavioral interventions. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2019.101498 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=416 [article] Using community-engaged methods to adapt virtual reality job-interview training for transition-age youth on the autism spectrum [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Matthew J. SMITH, Auteur ; Rogério M. PINTO, Auteur ; Leann S. DAWALT, Auteur ; J. D. SMITH, Auteur ; Kari SHERWOOD, Auteur ; Rashun MILES, Auteur ; Julie LOUNDS TAYLOR, Auteur ; Kara HUME, Auteur ; Tamara DAWKINS, Auteur ; Mary BAKER-ERICZEN, Auteur ; Thomas FRAZIER, Auteur ; Laura HUMM, Auteur ; Chris STEACY, Auteur . - p.101498. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 71 (March 2020) . - p.101498 Mots-clés : Autism  Transition-age youth  Virtual reality  Job interviewing  Adaptation  Implementation science Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Virtual Reality Job-Interview Training (VR-JIT) is an efficacious Internet-based intervention for adults with severe mental illness (SMI). Evaluations of VR-JIT have shown improved interview skill and access to employment in several cohorts of adults with SMI and with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). VR-JIT trains participants how to fill out job applications and handle job interviews through e-learning content and applied practice. Trainees receive feedback through in-the-moment nonverbal cues, critiques, and recommendations for improving performance. Our study sought to adapt VR-JIT for transition-age youth with ASD (TAY-ASD). Methods We recruited TAY-ASD and adult stakeholders from public and charter schools, transition programs, and community service providers. Participants provided feedback on VR-JIT to enhance its applicability to TAY-ASD. We used community-engaged methods to process and analyze data from TAY-ASD and stakeholders, presented their quantitative and qualitative responses to community and scientific advisory boards for review and recommendations, and adapted the intervention design and content. Results Our adaptations included adding diversity (gender; race/ethnicity) to the virtual hiring manager; shortening the interview by reducing response options; increasing social storytelling to enhance engagement with VR-JIT core components; adding employment opportunities more relevant to younger workers; reducing the reading level; and making the e-learning content more accessible by adding bullet points, voiceover, and imagery/video; and adding new learning goals. Conclusions This study presents a rigorous and innovative community-engaged methodology for adapting VR-JIT to meet the needs of TAY-ASD. We review our engagement with TAY-ASD and stakeholders, and discuss the standardized coding scheme we used to adapt VR-JIT and the usefulness and limitations of employing this methodology in adapting other behavioral interventions. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2019.101498 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=416

Virtual Interview Training Among BIPOC Autistic Transition-Age Youth: A Secondary Analysis of an Initial Effectiveness RCT / Matthew J. SMITH in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 54-8 (August 2024)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 54-8 (August 2024) . - p.2789-2801 Titre : Virtual Interview Training Among BIPOC Autistic Transition-Age Youth: A Secondary Analysis of an Initial Effectiveness RCT Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Matthew J. SMITH, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.2789-2801 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) autistic transition-aged youth (TAY) report lower rates of competitive employment compared to White autistic TAY and even greater deficits with social skills associated with positive job interviewing. A virtual job interviewing program was adapted to support and improve the job interviewing skills of autistic TAY. The current study evaluates the effectiveness of an efficacious virtual interview training program on the job interview skills, interview anxiety, and likeliness to be hired, for a subsample of 32 BIPOC autistic TAY, ages 17-26 years old from a previous randomized control trial of the program. Bivariate analyses were used to evaluate between-group differences at pre-test related to background characteristics, and whether Virtual Interview Training for Transition-Age Youth (VIT-TAY) was associated with changes between pre-test and post-test measures of job interview skills. Additionally, a Firth logistic regression was conducted to examine the relationship between VIT-TAY and competitive integrative employment at 6 months, covarying for fluid cognition, having ever had a job interview, and baseline employment status. Participants receiving pre-employment services (Pre-ETS) and virtual interview training had better job interview skills (F = 12.7, $$\uprho$$< .01; $${\upeta }_{\uprho }^{2}$$ = .32), lower job interview anxiety (F = .3.96, $$\uprho$$< .05; $${\upeta }_{\uprho }^{2}$$ = .12), and a higher likeliness of receiving employment (F = 4.34, $$\uprho$$< .05; $${\upeta }_{\uprho }^{2}$$ = .13 at the 6-month follow up compared to participants that only had Pre-ETS. Findings from this study suggest that virtual interview training for TAY is effective for BIPOC autistic TAY in improving their interview skills to gain competitive employment and lower their job interview anxiety. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-06022-6 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=534 [article] Virtual Interview Training Among BIPOC Autistic Transition-Age Youth: A Secondary Analysis of an Initial Effectiveness RCT [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Matthew J. SMITH, Auteur . - p.2789-2801. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 54-8 (August 2024) . - p.2789-2801 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) autistic transition-aged youth (TAY) report lower rates of competitive employment compared to White autistic TAY and even greater deficits with social skills associated with positive job interviewing. A virtual job interviewing program was adapted to support and improve the job interviewing skills of autistic TAY. The current study evaluates the effectiveness of an efficacious virtual interview training program on the job interview skills, interview anxiety, and likeliness to be hired, for a subsample of 32 BIPOC autistic TAY, ages 17-26 years old from a previous randomized control trial of the program. Bivariate analyses were used to evaluate between-group differences at pre-test related to background characteristics, and whether Virtual Interview Training for Transition-Age Youth (VIT-TAY) was associated with changes between pre-test and post-test measures of job interview skills. Additionally, a Firth logistic regression was conducted to examine the relationship between VIT-TAY and competitive integrative employment at 6 months, covarying for fluid cognition, having ever had a job interview, and baseline employment status. Participants receiving pre-employment services (Pre-ETS) and virtual interview training had better job interview skills (F = 12.7, $$\uprho$$< .01; $${\upeta }_{\uprho }^{2}$$ = .32), lower job interview anxiety (F = .3.96, $$\uprho$$< .05; $${\upeta }_{\uprho }^{2}$$ = .12), and a higher likeliness of receiving employment (F = 4.34, $$\uprho$$< .05; $${\upeta }_{\uprho }^{2}$$ = .13 at the 6-month follow up compared to participants that only had Pre-ETS. Findings from this study suggest that virtual interview training for TAY is effective for BIPOC autistic TAY in improving their interview skills to gain competitive employment and lower their job interview anxiety. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-06022-6 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=534

Virtual interview training for autistic transition age youth: A randomized controlled feasibility and effectiveness trial / Matthew J. SMITH in Autism, 26-6 (August 2022)  

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Virtual Reality Job Interview Training in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder / Matthew J. SMITH in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44-10 (October 2014)  

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