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Brief Report: Does Gender Matter in Intervention for ASD? Examining the Impact of the PEERS^® Social Skills Intervention on Social Behavior Among Females with ASD

Auteurs: Alana J. McVey, Hillary Schiltz, Angela Haendel, Bridget K. Dolan, Kirsten S. Willar, Sheryl Pleiss, Jeffrey S. Karst, Audrey M. Carson, Christina Caiozzo, Elisabeth Vogt, Amy Vaughan Van Hecke

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 7/2017

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A paucity of research has been conducted to examine the effect of social skills intervention on females with ASD. Females with ASD may have more difficulty developing meaningful friendships than males, as the social climate can be more complex (Archer, Coyne, Personality and Social Psychology Review 9(3):212–230, 2005). This study examined whether treatment response among females differed from males. One hundred and seventy-seven adolescents and young adults with ASD (N = 177) participated in this study. When analyzed by group, no significant differences by gender emerged: PEERS^® knowledge (TASSK/TYASSK, p = .494), direct interactions (QSQ, p = .762), or social responsiveness (SRS, p = .689; SSIS-RS, p = .482). Thus, females and males with ASD respond similarly to the PEERS^® intervention.

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The term female in the present paper does not differentiate female biological sex (which refers to biological differences: chromosomes, hormonal profiles, internal and external sex organs) versus female gender (which describes the characteristics that a society or culture delineates as masculine or feminine). Though a meaningful distinction certainly exists between the constructs of gender and biological sex, sufficient research regarding these constructs as pertains to social skills intervention outcome for females with ASD was not uncovered. Consistent with existing literature on the topic (Kreiser and White 2014), research presented in the present paper includes studies that classify females both by gender and by biological sex, without distinctions made between them.

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Titel: Brief Report: Does Gender Matter in Intervention for ASD? Examining the Impact of the PEERS® Social Skills Intervention on Social Behavior Among Females with ASD
Auteurs: Alana J. McVey
Hillary Schiltz
Angela Haendel
Bridget K. Dolan
Kirsten S. Willar
Sheryl Pleiss
Jeffrey S. Karst
Audrey M. Carson
Christina Caiozzo
Elisabeth Vogt
Amy Vaughan Van Hecke
Publicatiedatum: 08-04-2017
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 7/2017
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3121-5

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