Young adults with ASD and/or mild intellectual impairment participated in a 16-week PEERS® program. Parents and PEERS® social coaches attended fewer, condensed sessions, where they learnt program content to support the young adults\' social skill development at home and in the community. Focus groups were conducted post intervention. Quantitative pre-post assessment using the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults, the Test of Young Adult Social Skills Knowledge, and Quality of Socialization Questionnaire-Young Adults was completed by young adults. The Social Responsiveness Scale Second Edition was completed by young adults and their parents.
Qualitative results revealed that, taken together, young adults, parents and PEERS® social coaches all felt that the adapted PEERS® program was \'challenging, but worth it\'. The program was acceptable with a 93% attendance rate across all sessions. Whilst young adults\' perceptions of their own social functioning did not change post-intervention, their knowledge of social skills content improved significantly (p < 0.05). Parent perceptions of young adults\' social responsiveness also improved (p < 0.05).
Social skill knowledge, social responsiveness, and social engagement improved significantly following the completion of the adapted PEERS® program. It was deemed acceptable and worthwhile by young adults, their parents and PEERS® social coaches.
方法:患有ASD和/或轻度智力障碍的年轻成年人参加了为期16周的PEERS®项目。家长和PEERS®社会教练参加人数较少,浓缩会议,在那里,他们学习了节目内容,以支持年轻人在家里和社区的社交技能发展。焦点小组在干预后进行。使用成人社会和情绪孤独量表进行定量的事后评估,青少年社交技能知识测试,和社会化质量问卷-年轻人由年轻人完成。社会反应量表第二版由年轻人和他们的父母完成。
结果:定性结果显示,放在一起,年轻人,家长和PEERS®社会教练都认为适应的PEERS®计划具有挑战性,但值得\'。该计划是可以接受的,所有课程的出席率为93%。虽然年轻人对自己的社会功能的看法在干预后没有改变,他们的社会技能知识含量显著提高(p<0.05)。父母对年轻人社会反应的看法也有所改善(p<0.05)。
结论:社会技能知识,社会反应,在经过调整的PEERS®计划完成后,社会参与度显著提高。年轻人认为这是可以接受和值得的,他们的父母和PEERS®社会教练。