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08-05-2021 | Original Paper

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Social Skills Training for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Auteurs: J Dubreucq, F Haesebaert, J Plasse, M Dubreucq, N Franck

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 4/2022

Abstract

This systematic review and meta-analysis is the first to evaluate the effects of group-based social skills training (SST) on parent-report social responsiveness in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A total of 18 studies were included in the narrative review and among them five randomized-controlled trials (n = 145) were included in the meta-analysis. SST had large positive effects on social responsiveness. The narrative review identified that SST could improve patient’s outcomes in adults with ASD. These results should be interpreted with caution due to the moderate quality of the existing evidence, which could have inflated effect sizes. The absence of active comparator control groups makes unclear whether improvements at post-treatment are treatment-specific or are attributable to common factors to all psychotherapies.

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Titel: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Social Skills Training for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Auteurs: J Dubreucq
F Haesebaert
J Plasse
M Dubreucq
N Franck
Publicatiedatum: 08-05-2021
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 4/2022
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05058-w

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