SynthesisJournal of autism and developmental disorders2022
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Social Skills Training for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of social skills training on social responsiveness of people with Autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review with meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
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- The Joy and the Pain of Being Alone: Managing the Solitude-Loneliness (SOLO) Paradox in People High on the Autism Spectrum.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2026Review
- Investigating the impact of serotonergic psychedelic drugs, MDMA and ketamine on social cognition in psychiatric disorders: A scoping review.Psychopharmacology · 2026Review
- Cultural Adaptation and Evaluation of the PEERSJournal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Novel therapeutics in autism spectrum disorder.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026Review
- Medical management and differential diagnosis of restrictive eating disorders in men: a case study report with co-produced recommendations.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- "Just Ask What Support We Need": Autistic Adults' Feedback on Social Skills Training.Autism in adulthood · 2025Article
- Weak ties and the value of social connections for autistic people as revealed during the COVID-19 pandemic.Communications psychology · 2025Article
- The 12-item self-report Questionnaire for Difficulty in Social Communication as a simultaneous prescreening of autism spectrum and social anxiety.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2025Article
- Impact of a Structured Social Skills Training Program on Adolescents and Young Adults with Level 1 Autism.Pediatric reports · 2025Article
- Field survey of support groups for people with neurodevelopmental disorders in Japan.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2024Article
- Material Engagement Shaping Participation of Children on the Autism Spectrum: Embodiment and Subjectivity in Small-Group Learning.Europe's journal of psychology · 2024Article
- Psychosis superspectrum II: neurobiology, treatment, and implications.Molecular psychiatry · 2024Review
- Mood and Emotional Changes After PEERSJournal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2023Article
- Social skills training using multiple humanoid robots for individuals with autism spectrum conditions.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Cognitive deficits in children with autism spectrum disorders: Toward an integrative approach combining social and non-social cognition.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Toward a Gender-Sensitive Approach of Psychiatric Rehabilitation in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Systematic Review of Women Needs in the Domains of Romantic Relationships and Reproductive Health.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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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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