Defining behavioral components of social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder as targets for treatment.
Ashley A PallathraMonica E CalkinsJulia Parish-MorrisBrenna B MaddoxLeat S PerezJudith MillerRuben C GurDavid S MandellRobert T SchultzEdward S BrodkinPublished in: Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research (2018)
The goal of this study was to measure behaviors that contribute to social functioning difficulties in adults with ASD, with the ultimate goal of guiding treatment development. We found that motivation to interact with others was significantly related to social anxiety and social skill. Our results suggest that motivation may be important to target in treatment, and that treatments should be tailored to the areas most in need of improvement in each individual.