Closing the Gap: A Randomized Trial Targeting Daily Living Skills in Autistic Adolescents
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| Title: | Closing the Gap: A Randomized Trial Targeting Daily Living Skills in Autistic Adolescents |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Amie Duncan (ORCID |
| Source: | Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. 2026 41(1):3-15. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH) |
| Contract Number: | K23HD09485501A1 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education Grade 9 Junior High Schools Middle Schools Grade 10 |
| Descriptors: | Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adolescents, Daily Living Skills, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, High School Students, Grade 9, Grade 10, Student Characteristics, Attendance, Homework, Satisfaction |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Goal Attainment Scale, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10883576251355188 |
| ISSN: | 1088-3576 1538-4829 |
| Abstract: | Autistic adolescents without an intellectual disability (ID) have daily living skills (DLS) that are approximately 6 years below peers. This study evaluated the efficacy of the Surviving and Thriving in the Real World (STRW) intervention, which targets DLS, compared to an active control group. Autistic adolescents were randomized to STRW or control. The primary outcome was the caregiver-reported Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, 3rd Edition (VABS-3) DLS domain and Personal, Domestic, and Community sub-domains. The secondary outcome was DLS Goal Attainment Scaling (DLS-GAS) caregiver interview. Compared to control (n = 22), autistic teens in STRW (n = 26) made significant improvements on the VABS-3 DLS domain (p = 0.04) and Domestic sub-domain (p = 0.01) and the DLS-GAS areas of Cooking, Laundry, and Money Management (all p's < 0.05). STRW narrowed the gap between DLS and age as autistic adolescents acquired age-appropriate domestic, personal, and community DLS compared to the control group. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1496471 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Autistic adolescents without an intellectual disability (ID) have daily living skills (DLS) that are approximately 6 years below peers. This study evaluated the efficacy of the Surviving and Thriving in the Real World (STRW) intervention, which targets DLS, compared to an active control group. Autistic adolescents were randomized to STRW or control. The primary outcome was the caregiver-reported Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, 3rd Edition (VABS-3) DLS domain and Personal, Domestic, and Community sub-domains. The secondary outcome was DLS Goal Attainment Scaling (DLS-GAS) caregiver interview. Compared to control (n = 22), autistic teens in STRW (n = 26) made significant improvements on the VABS-3 DLS domain (p = 0.04) and Domestic sub-domain (p = 0.01) and the DLS-GAS areas of Cooking, Laundry, and Money Management (all p's < 0.05). STRW narrowed the gap between DLS and age as autistic adolescents acquired age-appropriate domestic, personal, and community DLS compared to the control group. |
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| ISSN: | 1088-3576 1538-4829 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10883576251355188 |
