autism spectrum disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Before the first session, an individual intake takes place to set personal
goals. The ACT group for adolescents with ASD is an 8-week protocol developed
specifically for adolescents with ASD. They j
suggestions on how
they may support their child by means of ACT, and connection with other parents
of autistic children.
Sponsors
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Eligibility
Age
12 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria are age between 12 and 21 (given child and adolescent healthcare age cut-offs), being referred to one of the participating mental health institutions, and a primary classification of ASD for the youth participants. Also, we ask the parents of the participants to fill out 2 questionnaires (pre and post) and to participate in a parent-session (care as usual)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language, acute suicide risk, drug abuse, and an estimated total IQ below 80.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The goal of the current observational multicenter pilot study is to investigate if an 8-week Acceptance and Commitment group therapy for youth with ASD is an effective intervention to increase adaptive emotion regulation, psychological flexibility and quality of life. For this we have selected several parameters which are suitable for multiple measurements due to brevity and ease (multilevel single case (MSC) design, whilst other parameters are most suitable for pre-post-follow up design to provide more comprehensive insights into the functioning of the participants and the effects of the intervention (pre-post-follow up design). Primary Objectives: To assess - Emotion regulation --> o FEEL-KJ (Braet et al., 2013) (pre-post-follow up) o Valuing Questionaire (VQ) (Smout, 2014) (pre-post-follow up and MSC) - Psychological flexibility --> o Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth (AFQ-Y) (Greco et al., 2008) (pre-post-follow up) o Valuing Questionaire (VQ) (Smout, 2014) (pre-post-follow up and MSC) - Quality of life --> o Mental Health Quality of Life (MHQoL) (van Krugten et al., 2022) (pre-post-follow up and MSC) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary Objective(s): In addition, we want to investigate if the treatment has any effect on emotional and behavioral problems and general functioning (e.g., attending school or not; utilization of other (mental) healthcare). To assess: - Emotional and behavioral problems --> o Youth/Adult Self Report (YSR/ASR) and Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL; ASEBA,(Verhulst et al., 1989, 1996) (pre-post-follow up) - Demographic questions --> o School attendance (pre-post-follow up) o Utilization of (mental) healthcare (pre-post-follow up) Lastly, we will use some information for baseline/comparison to ROM data and/or elements which may be influential on our measurements or potential desired side-products: - Autistic traits --> o Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-2/SRS-A) (not expected to change, but possibly an influential factor on the success of the intervention) (Roeyers et al., 2011) - Current feeling (start of session) --> o Visual Analogue Scale (VAS; not expected to change but a potentially influential factor on our outcome measures and a potential by-product of the intervention). | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactL.P. Dekker
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Outcome results
None listed