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Trial reportJournal of autism and developmental disorders2026

Promoting Self-Determination in Young Adults with Autism: A Multicenter, Mixed Methods Study.

Clara Andrés-Gárriz, Núria Farriols Hernando, Antonia Maria Gómez Hinojosa, Teresa Pretel-Luque, Sergi Fàbregues, Cristina Mumbardó-Adam

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Trial report in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05938751 (A Multicentric Mixed-methods Study About the Promotion of Self-determination in Young Adults With Autism), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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A Multicentric Mixed-methods Study About the Promotion of Self-determination in Young Adults With Autism: the TEAm_YOUNG ADULTS Program

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Ramon LlullRan2020 to 2022Enrolled40ConditionsAutismArmsTEAm_YOUNG ADULTS program
3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Clara Andrés-GárrizFaculty of Psychology, Sciences of Education and Sports, Blanquerna, Universitat Ramon Llull, 34 Císter Street, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08022, Spain. claraag1@blanquerna.url.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3329-5565
Núria Farriols HernandoFaculty of Psychology, Sciences of Education and Sports, Blanquerna, Universitat Ramon Llull, 34 Císter Street, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08022, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8302-9420
Antonia Maria Gómez HinojosaFaculty of Psychology, Sciences of Education and Sports, Blanquerna, Universitat Ramon Llull, 34 Císter Street, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08022, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7111-2830
Teresa Pretel-LuqueFaculty of Psychology, Sciences of Education and Sports, Blanquerna, Universitat Ramon Llull, 34 Císter Street, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08022, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6126-964X
Sergi FàbreguesDepartment of Psychology and Education, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1141-7613
Cristina Mumbardó-AdamDepartment of Cognition, Development and Education Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2295-9891

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Young people with autism have support needs related to self-determination that are currently not adequately addressed in Spain. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness, implementation, and acceptability of a program to support self-determination for young adults with autism in Spain. A multicenter, mixed methods randomized controlled trial (RCT) study was conducted (2020-2022). Young adults with autism between 17 and 30 years of age were recruited, and 40 were randomly assigned to the intervention or waiting-list group. Quantitative and qualitative data on outcomes relating to self-determination, program implementation and acceptability were collected at baseline, during, and after the intervention using several tools, including the SDI: SR and focus groups. Joint displays were used to integrate the quantitative and qualitative results for a comprehensive evaluation of the program. The quantitative results revealed no significant differences between the intervention and waiting list groups but indicated positive impacts on agentic actions and overall self-determination as reported by participants and caregivers. The qualitative results expanded the quantitative results by identifying personal and contextual barriers and facilitators of self-determination while offering deeper insights into the quantitative outcomes. Implementation fidelity was high, and the qualitative data provided areas for improvement and identified challenges and best practices. Program acceptability was high, and the group format proved useful. Our study provides the first empirical evidence of an intervention designed to promote self-determination in individuals with autism in Spain, but further research is needed. This trial was retrospectively registered at www.clinicaltrial.org (NCT05938751) on January 1

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Autistic DisorderPersonal AutonomyAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleQualitative ResearchSpainYoung AdultAutismInterventionMixed methodsSelf-determinationSupports

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