Research

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Laugeson, Elizabeth A., et al. “Evidence-Based Social Skills Training for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The UCLA PEERS Program.” Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 42, no. 6, June 2012, pp. 1025–36. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1007/s10803-011-1339-1.

Gantman, Alexander, et al. “Social Skills Training for Young Adults with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.” Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 42, no. 6, June 2012, pp. 1094–103. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1007/s10803-011-1350-6.

Laugeson, Elizabeth A., et al. “A Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Social Skills in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The UCLA PEERS® Program.” Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 45, no. 12, Dec. 2015, pp. 3978–89. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1007/s10803-015-2504-8.

Mandelberg, Josh, et al. “Long-Term Treatment Outcomes for Parent-Assisted Social Skills Training for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders: The UCLA PEERS Program.” Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, vol. 7, no. 1, Jan. 2014, pp. 45–73. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1080/19315864.2012.730600.

Yoo, Hee-Jeong, et al. “A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Korean Version of the PEERS ® Parent-Assisted Social Skills Training Program for Teens With ASD: The Korean Version of the PEERS ® for ASD.” Autism Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Feb. 2014, pp. 145–61. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1002/aur.1354.

Laugeson, Elizabeth A., and Mi N. Park. “Using a CBT Approach to Teach Social Skills to Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Social Challenges: The PEERS® Method.” Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, vol. 32, no. 1, Mar. 2014, pp. 84–97. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1007/s10942-014-0181-8.

Laugeson, Elizabeth A., et al. “The ABC’s of Teaching Social Skills to Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Classroom: The UCLA PEERS ® Program.” Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 44, no. 9, Sept. 2014, pp. 2244–56. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2108-8.

Chang, Ya-Chih, et al. “Predicting Treatment Success in Social Skills Training for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The UCLA Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills.” Autism, vol. 18, no. 4, May 2014, pp. 467–70. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1177/1362361313478995.

Schohl, Kirsten A., et al. “A Replication and Extension of the PEERS Intervention: Examining Effects on Social Skills and Social Anxiety in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders.” Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 44, no. 3, Mar. 2014, pp. 532–45. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1007/s10803-013-1900-1.

Van Hecke, Amy Vaughan, et al. “Measuring the Plasticity of Social Approach: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of the PEERS Intervention on EEG Asymmetry in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders.” Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 45, no. 2, Feb. 2015, pp. 316–35. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1007/s10803-013-1883-y.

Karst, Jeffrey S., et al. “Parent and Family Outcomes of PEERS: A Social Skills Intervention for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.” Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 45, no. 3, Mar. 2015, pp. 752–65. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2231-6.

Dolan, Bridget K., et al. “Brief Report: Assessment of Intervention Effects on In Vivo Peer Interactions in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).” Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 46, no. 6, June 2016, pp. 2251–59. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1007/s10803-016-2738-0.

McVey, Alana J., et al. “A Replication and Extension of the PEERS® for Young Adults Social Skills Intervention: Examining Effects on Social Skills and Social Anxiety in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.” Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 46, no. 12, Dec. 2016, pp. 3739–54. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1007/s10803-016-2911-5.

Gardner, Denise M., et al. “Examination of a Parent-Assisted, Friendship-Building Program for Adolescents With ADHD.” Journal of Attention Disorders, vol. 23, no. 4, Feb. 2019, pp. 363–73. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1177/1087054715588188.

N. Lordo, Danielle, et al. “Parents Perceive Improvements in Socio-Emotional Functioning in Adolescents with ASD Following Social Skills Treatment.” Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 47, no. 1, Jan. 2017, pp. 203–14. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1007/s10803-016-2969-0.

Reichow, Brian, and Fred Volkmar. “Social Skills Group Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Individuals Aged 6 to 21 Years.” Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, edited by The Cochrane Collaboration, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2010, p. CD008511. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1002/14651858.CD008511.

Marchica, Loredana, and Miranda D’Amico. “Examining the Efficacy of an Adapted Version of the UCLA PEERS® Program with Canadian Adolescents.” Journal of Education & Social Policy, vol. 3, no. 4, Oct. 2016, pp. 54–65.

McVey, Alana J., et al. “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.” Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 47, no. 7, July 2017, pp. 2282–89. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1007/s10803-017-3121-5.