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Parent and family outcomes of PEERS : a social skills intervention for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder . Raising a child with an autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ) is associated with increased family chaos and parent distress . Successful long-term treatment outcomes are dependent on healthy systemic functioning , but the family impact of treatment is rarely evaluated . The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills ( PEERS ) is a social skills intervention designed for adolescents with high-functioning ASD . This study assessed the impact of PEERS on family chaos , parenting stress , and parenting self-efficacy via a randomized , controlled trial . Results suggested beneficial effects for the experimental group in the domain of family chaos compared to the waitlist control , while parents in the PEERS experimental group also demonstrated increased parenting self-efficacy . These findings highlight adjunctive family system benefits of PEERS intervention and suggest the need for overall better understanding of parent and family outcomes of ASD interventions .
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PEERS :
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social skills intervention
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The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills ( PEERS )
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PEERS
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PEERS
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PEERS intervention
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family impact of treatment
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PEERS
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Outcome_Mental
family chaos
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parenting stress
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parenting self-efficacy
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family chaos
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parenting self-efficacy
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Parent and family outcomes
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adolescents
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Participant_Condition
autism spectrum disorder
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child
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autism spectrum disorder ( ASD
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parent
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adolescents
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ASD
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parents