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AUCD: Poster Session: Behavior Supports & Mental Health: The Relationship Between Social Anxiety and Social Engagement Among Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder Following the UCLA PEERS� Intervention.

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pdf File Social Anxiety and Social Engagement among Adolescents with Autism following the UCLA PEERS Intervention. [download]

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Angela Dahiya, Research Assistant
Tarjan Center UCLA, UCEDD

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This study examined the relationship between social anxiety at baseline as a predictor of change in social engagement in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) following the PEERS� intervention, an evidence-based social skills program. Results suggest that there was no significant relationship between adolescents' overall social anxiety at baseline and change in social engagement, but there was a relationship between greater general social avoidance and distress and better social engagement.

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