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Cognitive Enhancement Therapy for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results of an 18-month Feasibility Study
- Source :
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 43:2866-2877
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2013.
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Abstract
- Adults with autism experience significant impairments in social and non-social information processing for which few treatments have been developed. This study conducted an 18-month uncontrolled trial of Cognitive Enhancement Therapy (CET), a comprehensive cognitive rehabilitation intervention, in 14 verbal adults with autism spectrum disorder to investigate its feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy in treating these impairments. Results indicated that CET was satisfying to participants, with high treatment attendance and retention. Effects on cognitive deficits and social behavior were also large (d = 1.40 to 2.29) and statistically significant (all p < .001). These findings suggest that CET is a feasible, acceptable, and potentially effective intervention for remediating the social and non-social cognitive impairments in verbal adults with autism.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Adolescent
medicine.medical_treatment
Neuropsychological Tests
Article
Young Adult
Intervention (counseling)
Developmental and Educational Psychology
medicine
Humans
Cognitive rehabilitation therapy
Social Behavior
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Attendance
Cognition
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
Cognitive remediation therapy
Autism spectrum disorder
Cognitive therapy
Feasibility Studies
Autism
Female
Psychology
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15733432 and 01623257
- Volume :
- 43
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2e0c4f82422a5c4c57b4be49b0ebd9a4