Interventions for Improving Social-Communication Skills for Adolescents and Adults with ASD: a Meta-analysis

Wattanawongwan, Sanikan; Ganz, Jennifer B.; Hong, Ee Rea; Dunn, Claudia; Yllades, Valeria; Pierson, Lauren M.; Baek, Eunkyeng

doi:10.1007/s40489-021-00300-8

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“…Treatment plans are developed by a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA) in accordance with guidelines from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) [12]. Treatment plans include goals to learn or refine skills that encompass domains often lacking in individuals on the autism spectrum, including communication, emotional regulation, executive functioning, and social skills [16][17][18][19][20][21].…”

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“…Acquisition of these skills is vital for therapeutic success [17,[19][20][21][22][23]. Depending on a patient's weakness in any of these skills, a dosage of ABA treatment will be prescribed following in-depth evaluation by a BCBA.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Treatment plans include goals to learn or refine skills that encompass domains often lacking in individuals on the autism spectrum, including communication, emotional regulation, executive functioning, and social skills [ 16 - 21 ]. Acquisition of these skills is vital for therapeutic success [ 17 , 19 - 23 ]. Depending on a patient’s weakness in any of these skills, a dosage of ABA treatment will be prescribed following in-depth evaluation by a BCBA.…”

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Family-Centric Applied Behavior Analysis Promotes Sustained Treatment Utilization and Attainment of Patient Goals

Adelson,

Ciobanu,

Garikipati

et al. 2024

Cureus

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Background/objectives: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social communication difficulties and restricted repetitive behaviors or interests. Applied behavior analysis (ABA) has been shown to significantly improve outcomes for individuals on the autism spectrum. However, challenges regarding access, cost, and provider shortages remain obstacles to treatment delivery. To this end, parents were trained as parent behavior technicians (pBTs), improving access to ABA, and empowering parents to provide ABA treatment in their own homes. We hypothesized that patients diagnosed with severe ASD would achieve the largest gains in overall success rates toward skill acquisition in comparison to patients diagnosed with mild or moderate ASD. Our secondary hypothesis was that patients with comprehensive treatment plans (>25-40 hours/week) would show greater gains in skill acquisition than those with focused treatment plans (less than or equal to 25 hours/week). Methods: This longitudinal, retrospective chart review evaluated data from 243 patients aged two to 18 years who received at least three months of ABA within our pBT treatment delivery model. Patients were stratified by utilization of prescribed ABA treatment, age, ASD severity (per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition), and treatment plan type (comprehensive vs. focused). Patient outcomes were assessed by examining success rates in acquiring skills, both overall and in specific focus areas (communication, emotional regulation, executive functioning, and social skills). Results: Patients receiving treatment within the pBT model demonstrated significant progress in skill acquisition both overall and within specific focus areas, regardless of cohort stratification. Patients with severe ASD showed greater overall skill acquisition gains than those with mild or moderate ASD. In addition, patients with comprehensive treatment plans showed significantly greater gains than those with focused treatment plans. Conclusion: The pBT model achieved both sustained levels of high treatment utilization and progress toward patient goals. Patients showed significant gains in success rates of skill acquisition both overall and in specific focus areas, regardless of their level of treatment utilization. This study reveals that our pBT model of ABA treatment delivery leads to consistent improvements in communication, emotional regulation, executive functioning, and social skills across patients on the autism spectrum, particularly for those with more severe symptoms and those following comprehensive treatment plans.

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Family-Centric Applied Behavior Analysis Promotes Sustained Treatment Utilization and Attainment of Patient Goals

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“…Very few resources are needed to implement video modeling, it is easy to individualize, and it promotes consistency in intervention procedures with its recorded content. Examination of video modeling’s impact for autistic adults is growing, with a body of research emerging over the last decade (Le et al, 2021; Wattanawongwan et al, 2022).…”

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Supporting Autistic Adults’ Social Skill Development Using Video Modeling in a Community-Based Program

Wilson

2023

Communication Disorders Quarterly

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Autistic individuals have significant social-communication challenges that commonly persist into adulthood and impact academic, social, and vocational pursuits. More than two decades of research have established video behavior modeling as a successful, cost-effective, and time efficient intervention tool for autistic children with autism; however, less research has investigated the use of video modeling with autistic adults with autism, and only a handful of studies have assessed its effects in non-vocational community-based settings. This study examines the effects of video modeling on social-communication skills of autistic adults in a community-based fitness group using a multiple-baseline single-case design with replication across participants. Additional data on visual attention, generalization, and social validity were captured. Results show variable effects across participants and provide valuable information to guide individuals in choosing effective and practical evidence-based practices to support the social-communication success of autistic adults.

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Technological affordances and applications of chatbots for conversational skill interventions in autism: A scoping review

Gu,

Xu,

Chen

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Educ Inf Technol

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Interventions for Improving Social-Communication Skills for Adolescents and Adults with ASD: a Meta-analysis

Cited by 12 publications

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Family-Centric Applied Behavior Analysis Promotes Sustained Treatment Utilization and Attainment of Patient Goals

Family-Centric Applied Behavior Analysis Promotes Sustained Treatment Utilization and Attainment of Patient Goals

Supporting Autistic Adults’ Social Skill Development Using Video Modeling in a Community-Based Program

Technological affordances and applications of chatbots for conversational skill interventions in autism: A scoping review

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