Improving Academic and Social Functioning in Middle-Schoolers With Autism
Who can join
Ages 10 to 15 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of autism * No intellectual disability * Problems with organization, materials management, and planning and prioritization * Problems with social skills * Fully included in middle school * Stable medication and behavioral treatment regime Exclusion Criteria: * Home schooled * Severe co-occurring psychopathology (e.g., aggression, suicidal) * Non English-speaking
About the study
The goal of this study is to test how well two group interventions work for middle-school children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). One of the interventions focuses on teaching parents and adolescent skills to help improve their social functioning and the other focuses on teaching parents and adolescents skills to improve organization, planning, and study skills. Eligible participants will be randomly (like a coin flip) assigned to attend one of the two interventions.
What is being tested
- Achieving Independence and Mastery in School (AIMS) (behavioral)
- Building Essential Social Skills for Teens (BESST) (behavioral)
Sponsor: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati · Participants: 224 · Started: Dec 1, 2024
Contact the study team
- Leanne Tamm, Ph.D. · Phone: 513-803-3176
- Amie Duncan, Ph.D. · Phone: 513-803-2416
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06705907
Locations in the U.S.
| Ohio | Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.