Peers, play, and performance to build social salience in autistic youth: A multisite randomized clinical trial.

Blythe A CorbettSusan WhiteMatthew LernerKristopher J PreacherMark E KlemencicGrace Lee SimmonsJennifer PilkingtonPhilip GableAyla GioiaAlexandra P Key

Published in: Journal of consulting and clinical psychology (2023)

SENSE Theatre increases social salience as reflected by IFM, which in turn affected Vocal Expressiveness and Quality of Rapport. Results indicate that a neural mechanism supporting social cognition and driven by social salience is engaged by the treatment and has a generalized, indirect effect on clinically meaningful functional outcomes related to core symptoms of autism. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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