title: Brief Report: Does Gender Matter in Intervention for ASD? Examining the Impact of the PEERS®Social Skills Intervention on Social Behavior Among Females with ASD.
abstract: A paucity of research has been conducted to examine the effect of social skills intervention on females with ASD. Females with ASD may have more difficulty developing meaningful friendships than males, as the social climate can be more complex (Archer, Coyne, Personality and Social Psychology Review 9(3):212-230, 2005). This study examined whether treatment response among females differed from males. One hundred and seventy-seven adolescents and young adults with ASD (N = 177) participated in this study. When analyzed by group, no significant differences by gender emerged: PEERS®knowledge (TASSK/TYASSK, p = .494), direct interactions (QSQ, p = .762), or social responsiveness (SRS, p = .689; SSIS-RS, p = .482). Thus, females and males with ASD respond similarly to the PEERS®intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Marquette University, PO Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA. alana.mcvey@marquette.edu.
authors.forename: Alana J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: McVey
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Marquette University, PO Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA.
authors.forename: Hillary
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schiltz
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Marquette University, PO Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haendel
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Marquette University, PO Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA.
authors.forename: Bridget K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Dolan
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Marquette University, PO Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA.|Children's Hospital Colorado, 13123 E 16th Ave., Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
authors.forename: Kirsten S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Willar
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Marquette University, PO Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA.|University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
authors.forename: Sheryl
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pleiss
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Marquette University, PO Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA.|Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Karst
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Marquette University, PO Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA.|Texas Children's Hospital, 6621 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Audrey M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Marquette University, PO Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caiozzo
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Marquette University, PO Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Marquette University, PO Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA.
authors.forename: Amy Vaughan
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Van Hecke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012737:Sex Factors; D066107:Social Skills; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ASD; Autism; Females; Intervention; Social skills