Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

14 p.

Publication Date

3-2015

Publisher

Springer

Source Publication

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Source ISSN

0162-3257

Original Item ID

doi: 10.1007/s10803-014-2231-6

Abstract

Raising a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is associated with increased family chaos and parent distress. Successful long-term treatment outcomes are dependent on healthy systemic functioning, but the family impact of treatment is rarely evaluated. The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) is a social skills intervention designed for adolescents with high-functioning ASD. This study assessed the impact of PEERS on family chaos, parenting stress, and parenting self-efficacy via a randomized, controlled trial. Results suggested beneficial effects for the experimental group in the domain of family chaos compared to the waitlist control, while parents in the PEERS experimental group also demonstrated increased parenting self-efficacy. These findings highlight adjunctive family system benefits of PEERS intervention and suggest the need for overall better understanding of parent and family outcomes of ASD interventions.

Comments

Accepted version. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 45, No. 3 (March 2015): 752-765. DOI. © 2014 Springer Science+Business Media New York. Used with permission.

The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2231-6.

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