Brief Report: Does Gender Matter in Intervention for ASD? Examining the Impact of the PEERS® Social Skills Intervention on Social Behavior Among Females with ASD. J Autism Dev Disord 2017 Jul;47(7):2282-2289
Date
04/10/2017Pubmed ID
28391452Pubmed Central ID
PMC6419962DOI
10.1007/s10803-017-3121-5Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85017124050 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 29 CitationsAbstract
A paucity of research has been conducted to examine the effect of social skills intervention on females with ASD. Females with ASD may have more difficulty developing meaningful friendships than males, as the social climate can be more complex (Archer, Coyne, Personality and Social Psychology Review 9(3):212-230, 2005). This study examined whether treatment response among females differed from males. One hundred and seventy-seven adolescents and young adults with ASD (N = 177) participated in this study. When analyzed by group, no significant differences by gender emerged: PEERS® knowledge (TASSK/TYASSK, p = .494), direct interactions (QSQ, p = .762), or social responsiveness (SRS, p = .689; SSIS-RS, p = .482). Thus, females and males with ASD respond similarly to the PEERS® intervention.
Author List
McVey AJ, Schiltz H, Haendel A, Dolan BK, Willar KS, Pleiss S, Karst JS, Carson AM, Caiozzo C, Vogt E, Van Hecke AVAuthors
Jeffrey S. Karst PhD Associate Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinAmy Van Hecke PhD Professor in the Psychology department at Marquette University
Elisabeth M. Vogt PhD Assistant Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAutism Spectrum Disorder
Female
Humans
Male
Peer Group
Psychotherapy
Sex Factors
Social Skills
Young Adult
