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Alexis M. Brewe; Ligia Antezana; Corinne N. Carlton; Denis Gracanin; John A. Richey; Inyoung Kim; Susan W. White – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Purpose: Many individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience challenges with facial emotion recognition (FER), which may exacerbate social difficulties in ASD. Few studies have examined whether FER can be experimentally manipulated and improved for autistic people. This study utilized a randomized controlled trial design to examine…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Brain, Nonverbal Communication, Emotional Response
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Corbett, Blythe A.; Key, Alexandra P.; Qualls, Lydia; Fecteau, Stephanie; Newsom, Cassandra; Coke, Catherine; Yoder, Paul – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
The efficacy of a peer-mediated, theatre-based intervention on social competence in participants with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was tested. Thirty 8-to-14 year-olds with ASD were randomly assigned to the treatment (n = 17) or a wait-list control (n = 13) group. Immediately after treatment, group effects were seen on social ability,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Interpersonal Competence