15.3 electrophysiological changes following a blinded randomized controlled trial of a social competence intervention for youth with asd

Group-based social skills interventions are the most widely used treatment approach for social deficits among youth with ASD. One such intervention, sociodramatic affective-relational intervention (SDARI), is designed to offer an “enriched social environment,” whereby observed changes in social behavior are driven by repeated opportunities for motivated engagement with social contexts. In turn, these changes alter social perceptual mechanisms underlying such behavior. Although SDARI’s effects on behavior are well-estab lished, direct effects on target neural mechanisms and demographic moderators thereof are largely unknown.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research