RECRUITINGINTERVENTIONAL
Improving Academic and Social Functioning in Middle-Schoolers With Autism
About This Trial
The goal of this study is to test how well two group interventions work for middle-school children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). One of the interventions focuses on teaching parents and adolescent skills to help improve their social functioning and the other focuses on teaching parents and adolescents skills to improve organization, planning, and study skills. Eligible participants will be randomly (like a coin flip) assigned to attend one of the two interventions.
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Who May Qualify:
- Diagnosis of autism
- No intellectual disability
- Problems with organization, materials management, and planning and prioritization
- Problems with social skills
- Fully included in middle school
- Stable medication and behavioral treatment regime
Who Should NOT Join This Trial:
- Home schooled
- Severe co-occurring psychopathology (e.g., aggression, suicidal)
- Non English-speaking
Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.
Original Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosis of autism
* No intellectual disability
* Problems with organization, materials management, and planning and prioritization
* Problems with social skills
* Fully included in middle school
* Stable medication and behavioral treatment regime
Exclusion Criteria:
* Home schooled
* Severe co-occurring psychopathology (e.g., aggression, suicidal)
* Non English-speaking
Treatments Being Tested
BEHAVIORAL
Achieving Independence and Mastery in School (AIMS)
Intervention targeting academic executive functioning
BEHAVIORAL
Building Essential Social Skills for Teens (BESST)
Intervention targeting social skills
Locations (1)
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States