title: Interview skills for adults with autism spectrum disorder: a pilot randomized controlled trial.
abstract: The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the efficacy of the interview skills curriculum (ISC), a manualized 12-week group-delivered intervention for young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This intervention aims to increase social-pragmatic skills essential to a successful job interview. Twenty-eight adults (18-36 years) were randomly assigned to one of two groups: ISC or waitlist control. Results revealed that the experimental group showed larger gains in social-pragmatic skills observed during a mock job interview than the control group. Treatment effects on distal outcomes, including social adaptive behaviors and depressive symptoms were not significant, although the respective effect sizes were medium/large. Results indicate that a brief, low-intensity treatment can improve the job-interview performance of young adults with ASD.
authors.affiliation: Florida State University Autism Institute, 1940 N. Monroe, Suite 72, Tallahassee, FL, 32301, USA, lindee.morgan@med.fsu.edu.
authors.forename: Lindee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leatzow
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012919:Social Behavior; D055815:Young Adult