Open-Trial Pilot Study of a Comprehensive Outpatient Psychosocial Treatment for Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Lopata, Christopher; Lipinski, Alanna M.; Thomeer, Marcus L.; Rodgers, Jonathan D.; Donnelly, James P.; McDonald, Christin A.; Volker, Martin A.
Titel	Open-Trial Pilot Study of a Comprehensive Outpatient Psychosocial Treatment for Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 21 (2017) 1, S.108-116 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361316630201
Schlagwörter	Children; Preadolescents; Clinics; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Intervention; Therapy; Social Development; Communication Skills; Emotional Development; Language Skills; Student Interests; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Behavior Problems; Skill Development; Parent Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Program Effectiveness; Asperger Syndrome; Intelligence Tests; Check Lists; Child Behavior; Rating Scales; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Behavior Assessment System for Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Autismus; Therapie; Soziale Entwicklung; Kommunikationsstil; Gefühlsbildung; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Studieninteresse; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Elternverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Asperger-Syndrom; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Checkliste; Rating-Skala
Abstract	This study examined the feasibility and initial outcomes of a comprehensive outpatient psychosocial treatment (MAXout) for children aged 7-12 years with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. The 18-week treatment, two 90-minute sessions per week, included instruction and therapeutic activities targeting social/social communication skills, facial emotion recognition, non-literal language skills, and interest expansion. A behavioral system was implemented to reduce autism spectrum disorder symptoms and problem behaviors and increase skills acquisition and maintenance. Feasibility was supported via high levels of treatment fidelity and parent, child, and staff satisfaction. Significant post-treatment improvements were found for the children's non-literal language skills and facial emotion recognition skills, and parent and staff clinician ratings of targeted social/social communication skills, broad social skills, autism spectrum disorder symptoms, and problem behaviors. Results suggested that MAXout was feasible and may yield positive outcomes for children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01