Relationship Training for Children With Autism and Their Peers
NCT ID: NCT00095420
Last Updated: 2025-10-30
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2003-09-30
2008-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Children will be randomly assigned to one of four interventions that comprise all autistic children, all nonautistic children, or a mixed group of both. The first intervention focuses on improving the social skills of autistic children. The second intervention involves educating the peers of autistic children to increase their acceptance of their autistic peers. The third intervention is a combination of the first two interventions. Children assigned to the fourth intervention will receive the usual training offered in their local school districts. Training for each group will be conducted twice a week for 6 weeks.
Characteristics of the autistic child will be assessed through an interview that evaluates intelligence quotient (IQ), language skills, and social interaction. Teachers will be asked to complete a questionnaire describing the autistic child and his or her interaction with peers. The autistic children will complete a friendship survey, clinical global impressions scales, and a battery of neuropsychiatric tests. All assessments will be conducted at study start and again at study completion.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
NONE
Study Groups
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1
Participants with autism will receive social skills training targeting children with autism
Social skills training targeting children with autism
Sessions will focus on improving the social skills of autistic children. Thirty-minute sessions will be held twice a week for 6 weeks.
2
Participants without autism will receive social skills training to increase acceptance of peers with autism
Social skills training of peers without autism
Sessions will involve educating the peers of autistic children to increase their acceptance of their autistic peers. Thirty-minute sessions will be held twice a week for 6 weeks.
3
Participants with and without autism will receive a combination treatment of social skills/education about autism
Combination treatment of social skills/education about autism
The combination treatment includes children with and without autism. Sessions will involve social skills training and education about autism to increase acceptance of autistic peers. Training will be conducted twice a week for 6 weeks
4
Participants with and without autism will receive usual training provided by their school district
Usual training
Participants will receive the usual training offered in their local school districts.
Interventions
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Social skills training targeting children with autism
Sessions will focus on improving the social skills of autistic children. Thirty-minute sessions will be held twice a week for 6 weeks.
Social skills training of peers without autism
Sessions will involve educating the peers of autistic children to increase their acceptance of their autistic peers. Thirty-minute sessions will be held twice a week for 6 weeks.
Combination treatment of social skills/education about autism
The combination treatment includes children with and without autism. Sessions will involve social skills training and education about autism to increase acceptance of autistic peers. Training will be conducted twice a week for 6 weeks
Usual training
Participants will receive the usual training offered in their local school districts.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Full inclusion in a classroom with nonautistic children
* Currently in kindergarten or grades 1 through 5
* Intelligence quotient higher than 70
* Expectation to stay in the same school and classroom for the duration of the study
* Able to provide parent consent and child assent
Exclusion Criteria
* Conditions other than autism, or sensory or motor impairments
6 Years
11 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIH
University of California, Los Angeles
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Marian Sigman
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of California, Los Angeles
Locations
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University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
Countries
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References
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Anderson A, Locke J, Kretzmann M, Kasari C; AIR-B Network. Social network analysis of children with autism spectrum disorder: Predictors of fragmentation and connectivity in elementary school classrooms. Autism. 2016 Aug;20(6):700-9. doi: 10.1177/1362361315603568. Epub 2015 Nov 13.
Locke J, Shih W, Kretzmann M, Kasari C. Examining playground engagement between elementary school children with and without autism spectrum disorder. Autism. 2016 Aug;20(6):653-62. doi: 10.1177/1362361315599468. Epub 2015 Sep 4.
Dean M, Kasari C, Shih W, Frankel F, Whitney R, Landa R, Lord C, Orlich F, King B, Harwood R. The peer relationships of girls with ASD at school: comparison to boys and girls with and without ASD. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2014 Nov;55(11):1218-25. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12242. Epub 2014 Jul 16.
Locke J, Rotheram-Fuller E, Kasari C. Exploring the social impact of being a typical peer model for included children with autism spectrum disorder. J Autism Dev Disord. 2012 Sep;42(9):1895-905. doi: 10.1007/s10803-011-1437-0.
Kasari C, Rotheram-Fuller E, Locke J, Gulsrud A. Making the connection: randomized controlled trial of social skills at school for children with autism spectrum disorders. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2012 Apr;53(4):431-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02493.x. Epub 2011 Nov 26.
Study Documents
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Document Type: Clinical Study Report
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