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A replication and extension of the PEERS intervention : examining effects on social skills and social anxiety in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders . This study aimed to evaluate the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills ( PEERS : Laugeson et al . in J Autism Dev Disord 39 ( 4 ) :596-606 , 2009 ) . PEERS focuses on improving friendship quality and social skills among adolescents with higher-functioning ASD . 58 participants aged 11-16 years-old were randomly assigned to either an immediate treatment or waitlist comparison group . Results revealed , in comparison to the waitlist group , that the experimental treatment group significantly improved their knowledge of PEERS concepts and friendship skills , increased in their amount of get-togethers , and decreased in their levels of social anxiety , core autistic symptoms , and problem behaviors from pre-to post-PEERS . This study provides the first independent replication and extension of the empirically-supported PEERS social skills intervention for adolescents with ASD .
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PEERS intervention :
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Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills ( PEERS :
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PEERS
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immediate treatment
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waitlist comparison group
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waitlist
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experimental treatment
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PEERS
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PEERS social skills intervention
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social skills
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social anxiety
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friendship quality
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social skills
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knowledge of PEERS concepts and friendship skills
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amount of get-togethers
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levels of social anxiety
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core autistic symptoms
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problem behaviors from pre-to post-PEERS
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social skills
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adolescents with autism spectrum disorders .
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adolescents with higher-functioning ASD .
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adolescents with ASD .