Randomized comparative trial of a social cognitive skills group for children with autism spectrum disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study evaluated the efficacy of a targeted social skills training group in school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The intervention, Seaver-NETT (Nonverbal communication, Emotion recognition, and Theory of mind Training), is a 12-session cognitive-behavioral intervention (CBI) for verbal, school-aged children targeting ASD-specific social behavioral impairments.

Method

Sixty-nine children with ASD, 8 to 11 years of age, with verbal IQs greater than 70, participated in a randomized comparative trial to examine the efficacy of NETT relative to a facilitated play group. Treatment outcomes included caregiver reports of social behavior and neuropsychological assessments of social cognition conducted by blinded raters. Outcomes were collected at ba

SUBMITTER: Soorya LV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4346205 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature