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Exploring the Effectiveness of a Peer-Mediated Model of the PEERS Curriculum: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial
Matthews, Nicole L.; Orr, Beatriz C.; Warriner, Katrina; DeCarlo, Mary; Sorensen, Mia; Laflin, Jessica; Smith, Christopher J.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v48 n7 p2458-2475 Jul 2018
This study compared immediate and 4-month outcomes among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder randomly assigned to the PEERS curriculum (n = 10), a peer mediated PEERS curriculum (n = 12), or a delayed treatment control group (n = 12). Findings suggest a modest advantage in social skills knowledge and social functioning for participants in the peer-mediated PEERS curriculum relative to Traditional PEERS, and gains in social skills knowledge, social functioning, and reductions in loneliness were maintained in one or both treatment groups at a 4-month follow-up. Typically developing peer mentors (n = 16) showed improvements in social skills knowledge and marginal improvements in autism knowledge and loneliness. Future research with a larger sample and objective outcome measures is needed.
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Autism, Interpersonal Competence, Interpersonal Relationship, Peer Teaching, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Curriculum, Outcomes of Treatment, Mentors, Peer Relationship, Knowledge Level, Adolescents, Randomized Controlled Trials, Pilot Projects
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