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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2016

Social Tools And Rules for Teens (The START Program): Program Description and Preliminary Outcomes of an Experiential Socialization Intervention for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Ty W Vernon, Amber R Miller, Jordan A Ko, Victoria L Wu

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ty W VernonDepartment of Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology, Koegel Autism Center, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-9490, USA. tyvernon@education.ucsb.edu.
Amber R MillerDepartment of Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology, Koegel Autism Center, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-9490, USA.
Jordan A KoDepartment of Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology, Koegel Autism Center, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-9490, USA.
Victoria L WuDepartment of Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology, Koegel Autism Center, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-9490, USA.
University of California, Santa Barbara · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Experiential learning is an essential process in the development of core social competencies. Unfortunately, adolescents with autism spectrum disorders often do not possess the prerequisite skillset and motivation to sustain the level of social immersion needed to benefit from this learning process. These persisting social vulnerabilities can limit their long-term relational success and associated quality of life, creating a need for comprehensive social programming. This paper describes a multi-component socialization intervention that simultaneously targets motivational, conceptual, and skill deficits using a hybrid experiential/didactic treatment approach. Evidence of social competence improvements was noted in survey and live conversational measures, indicating that the START program may hold promise as a method for improving the social success of participating adolescents with ASD.

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SocializationSocial SkillsAdolescentAutism Spectrum DisorderCommunicationHumansProblem-Based LearningProgram DevelopmentQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeAdolescentsAutism spectrum disordersExperiential learningSocial competenceSocial skills training

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PMID26861720
OpenAlexW2270262872

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