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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2025

Brief Report: Social Responsiveness and Parenting Stress as Predictors of Social Skills Outcomes in Autistic Children Following the PEERS

Sania Tuli, Christine T Moody, Kyra L Fisher, Kimiya Aframian, Josh Y Chou, Elizabeth A Laugeson

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Sania TuliUniversity of California, Los Angeles, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Los Angeles, CA, USA. saniatuli12@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-6456-3614
Christine T MoodyUniversity of California, Los Angeles, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Kyra L FisherUniversity of California, Los Angeles, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Kimiya AframianUniversity of California, Los Angeles, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Josh Y ChouUniversity of California, Los Angeles, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Elizabeth A LaugesonUniversity of California, Los Angeles, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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Abstract

purposePEERS

methodsParticipants included 74 preschool-aged children with historical autism diagnoses and their parents who enrolled in the 16-week P4P program. Predictors of interest were assessed through the Parenting Stress Inventory, 4th Edition, Short Form (PSI-4 SF; Abidin, in Parenting stress index. Psychological Assessment Resources, 2012) and Social Responsiveness Scale, 2nd Edition (SRS-2; Constantino & Gruber, in Social responsiveness scale, second edition (SRS-2). Western Psychological Services, 2008).

resultsResults indicated significant improvements on all outcomes following P4P, including child social skills, problem behaviors, social engagement, social responsiveness, and parenting stress. Baseline parenting stress and child social responsiveness did not predict program completion. In regression models controlling for pre-scores on the respective outcomes, neither PSI-4 SF nor SRS-2 scores predicted post-scores.

conclusionOverall, results are encouraging in its implication that the P4P can benefit autistic preschoolers and their parents with varying degrees of social responsiveness and parenting stress, respectively, upon entry.

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AutismParenting stressPEERS®PreschoolersSocial responsivenessSocial skills

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