The Effect of Dyadic Metacognitive Strategy Training in Autistic Youth or Young Adults and a Primary Caregiver
University of Missouri-Columbia
Summary
This project seeks to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a remote metacognitive strategy training intervention in transition-age autistic adolescents and young adults and a primary caregiver. We will also conduct limited efficacy testing.
Description
The U.S. healthcare and educations systems are failing autistic adolescents and young adults (AYAs) through inadequate or inaccessible services that hinder the development of independent living skills for long-term participation, health, and the transition to adulthood. In fact, only 19% of autistic AYAs who received special education services live independently and just over half were employed by their early 20s. These trends negatively impact autistic people's health and well-being and result in substantial familial and societal costs ranging from $1.4 to $2.4 million per person. Existing re…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 13–21 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Autistic adolescents aged 13-21 AND one primary parent, guardian, or caregiver aged 18 or older * At least one year remaining in high school * Ability to engage in reciprocal conversation * Ability to provide informed consent/assent as part of an adapted procedure designed to prevent coercion and protect the rights of autistic adolescents with or without intellectual disability Exclusion Criteria: * Severe or profound intellectual disability (IQ\<35) * Severe mental health conditions that interfere with ability to participate in the intervention * Currently enrolled in…
Interventions
- BehavioralPathways and Resources for Engagement and Participation (PREP)
Pathways and Resources for Engagement and Participation (PREP) is a collaborative problem-solving intervention that targets environmental barriers-physical, social, attitudinal, familial, and institutional-while leveraging adolescent and family strengths. Caregivers are integrated as key supports. The five-step process includes: (1) make goals, (2) map out a plan, (3) make it happen, (4) measure outcomes, and (5) move forward. We will set four activity-based transition goals using the Transition Planning Inventory-2nd Edition and Goal Attainment Scaling. Providers will use guided discovery to help adolescents and caregivers identify strategies that modify activities or environments to support participation in transition activities. Adolescents and caregivers will implement strategies between sessions and revise strategies with the provider in future sessions if unsuccessful. Participants will complete 12 weekly 60-min remote PREP sessions over 12-16 weeks.
Location
- University of Missouri - ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri