Pulling back the curtain: Issues in conducting an intervention study with transition-aged youth with autism spectrum disorder and their families.
Meghan M Burke, Sydney N Waitz-Kudla, Carol Rabideau, Julie Lounds Taylor, Robert M Hodapp
PMID 29439586WHAT IT FOUND
No actionable trial findings are reported.
The paper discusses issues in testing a parent advocacy program for transition-aged youth with autism.
What this paper is
This is a methodological account of issues encountered while developing and testing a parent advocacy program for transition-aged youth with autism. It describes the program, gives vignettes, and discusses timing, delivery, measurement, target population, and family involvement. It does not provide enough original trial details or outcome data for a therapist to act on.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as evidence that the advocacy program works. It discusses methodological issues and cites earlier findings without giving enough trial details for a therapist to check.