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.
Recommended Citation
Karst, Jeffrey S.; Van Hecke, Amy V.; Carson, Audrey M.; Stevens, Sheryl Jayne; Schohl, Kirsten A.; and Dolan, Bridget, "Parent and Family Outcomes of PEERS: A Social Skills Intervention for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder" (2015). Psychology Faculty Research and Publications. 158.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/psych_fac/158
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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