Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS^®) for Italy: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Social Skills Intervention for Autistic Adolescents.

ABSTRACT: The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS^®) is an intervention targeting social skills for autistic adolescents and those with other social challenges. The efficacy of the PEERS^® on adolescents has been extensively explored but the program has not been validated in Italy. In the present study, we adapted PEERS^® to Italian culture and evaluated its efficacy in an Italian sample. A Randomized Controlled Trial was conducted, analyzing the results of 37 autistic adolescents who were randomly assigned to two groups: experimental group (TG) and waitlist group (WL). The primary outcomes (social abilities) and secondary outcomes (co-occurring conditions, executive functions) were assessed at four time points. No differences were found

SUBMITTER: Fatta LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11802708 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature