Department of Psychiatry, Translational Research Laboratory, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 125 South 31st Street, Room 2202, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-3403, USA.
Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2019 Jan 31;21(1):5. doi: 10.1007/s11920-019-0989-0.
There is a perceived shortage of evidence-based treatment programs for adults on the autism spectrum. This article reviews the recent research literature on psychosocial/behavioral interventions targeting social functioning in autistic adults without intellectual disability.
We identified only 41 peer-reviewed studies published from 1980 to 2017 that tested intervention programs focused on one or more of the behavioral components of social functioning (i.e., social motivation, social anxiety, social cognition, and social skills) in more than one adult with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The studies demonstrated substantial variability in treatment objectives, intervention procedures, assessment methods, and methodologic quality. The results indicate a strong need for additional research to develop and rigorously test interventions for autistic adults that target the many behavioral components of social functioning and that include procedures to promote generalization of knowledge and skills to community settings.
人们认为自闭症谱系障碍成人的循证治疗方案不足。本文综述了最近关于针对无智力障碍自闭症成人社交功能的心理社会/行为干预的研究文献。
我们仅确定了 41 项发表于 1980 年至 2017 年的同行评议研究，这些研究测试了针对自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）成人的一个或多个社交功能行为成分（即社交动机、社交焦虑、社会认知和社交技能）的干预方案。这些研究表明，治疗目标、干预程序、评估方法和方法学质量存在很大差异。结果表明，非常需要进一步的研究来开发和严格测试针对自闭症成人的干预措施，这些措施针对社交功能的许多行为成分，并包括将知识和技能推广到社区环境的程序。
