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

Authors

Alana J. McVey, Marquette UniversityFollow
Hillary Schiltz, Marquette UniversityFollow
Angela Haendel, Marquette UniversityFollow
Bridget Kathleen Dolan, Marquette UniversityFollow
Kirsten S. Willar, Marquette UniversityFollow
Sheryl Pleiss, University of MinnesotaFollow
Jeffrey S. Karst, Marquette UniversityFollow
Audrey M. Carson, Marquette UniversityFollow
Christina Caiozzo, Marquette UniversityFollow
Elisabeth M. Vogt, Marquette UniversityFollow
Amy V. Van Hecke, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

7-2017

Publisher

Springer

Source Publication

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Source ISSN

0162-3257

Abstract

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.

Comments

Accepted version. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 47, No. 7 (July 2017): 2282-2289. DOI. © 2017 Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Used with permission.

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Recommended Citation

McVey, Alana J.; Schiltz, Hillary; Haendel, Angela; Dolan, Bridget Kathleen; Willar, Kirsten S.; Pleiss, Sheryl; Karst, Jeffrey S.; Carson, Audrey M.; Caiozzo, Christina; Vogt, Elisabeth M.; and Van Hecke, Amy V., "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" (2017). Psychology Faculty Research and Publications. 344.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/psych_fac/344