Abstract
Many youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face challenges accessing needed services as they transition to adulthood. The present study describes the development, feasibility and acceptability of a new intervention designed to teach parents of transition-aged youth with ASD about the adult service system and the most effective ways to access services and supports. As part of a randomized-controlled trial, the intervention-named ASSIST-was delivered to 91 participants in three states in the U.S. Results suggested that ASSIST is feasible and acceptable to participants. Though intended to be an in-person group-based program, due to COVID-19 restrictions ASSIST was primarily delivered online. Results and discussion explore the trade-offs and implications of these different treatment delivery modalities in relation to ASSIST.
Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; Families; Intervention; Services; Transition to adulthood.
【저자키워드】 Intervention, services, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Families, Transition to adulthood., 【초록키워드】 COVID-19, Treatment, Trial, feasibility, autism spectrum, Participants, transition, participant, parent, disorder, trade-off, implication, ASD, effective, Result, suggested, feasible, randomized-controlled, 【제목키워드】 acceptability, Youth, access, development, training, adulthood, transition, parent, service, ASD,