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Randomized controlled trial : Multimodal Anxiety and Social Skill Intervention for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder . Anxiety is common among adolescents with autism spectrum disorders ( ASD ) and may amplify the core social disability , thus necessitating combined treatment approaches . This pilot , randomized controlled trial evaluated the feasibility and preliminary outcomes of the Multimodal Anxiety and Social Skills Intervention ( MASSI ) program in a sample of 30 adolescents with ASD and anxiety symptoms of moderate or greater severity . The treatment was acceptable to families , subject adherence was high , and therapist fidelity was high . A 16 % improvement in ASD social impairment ( within-group effect size = 1.18 ) was observed on a parent-reported scale . Although anxiety symptoms declined by 26 % , the change was not statistically significant . These findings suggest MASSI is a feasible treatment program and further evaluation is warranted .
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Intervention_Educational
Multimodal Anxiety and
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Intervention_Psychological
Social Skill Intervention
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Intervention_Educational
Multimodal Anxiety and
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Intervention_Psychological
Social Skills Intervention ( MASSI ) program
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Intervention_Psychological
MASSI
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Outcome_Other
feasibility
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Outcome_Other
preliminary outcomes
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Outcome_Other
subject adherence
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Outcome_Other
therapist fidelity
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Outcome_Mental
ASD social impairment
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Outcome_Mental
anxiety symptoms
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Outcome_Other
feasible
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Participant_Age
adolescents
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Participant_Condition
autism spectrum disorder
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Participant_Condition
ASD
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Participant_Sample-size
30
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Participant_Age
adolescents
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Participant_Condition
ASD and anxiety symptoms