In the News

Published in the ‘Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders’

• A Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Social Skills in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The UCLA PEERS Program

ABC7 Eyewitness News (Los Angeles, CA.)

• Adults with Autism learn social skills in UCLA classes 

US News – A World Report (Health)

• Social Skills Program for Young Adults with Autism Shows Promise  

Published in ‘PEOPLE’

• “Can Joey Make a Friend?”

Further Research Publications on PEERS^®

• Parent and Family Outcomes of PEERS^®– A Social Skills Intervention for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Karst, et al., 2014)
• Using a CBT Approach to Teach Social Skills to Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Social Challenges The PEERS^® Method (Laugeson, et al., 2014)
• The ABC’s of Teaching Social Skills to Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Classroom- The UCLA PEERS^® Program (Laugeson, et al., 2014)
• Long-Term Treatment Outcomes for Parent-Assisted Social Skills Training for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders- The UCLA PEERS^® Program (Mandelberg, et al., 2014)
• A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Korean Version of the PEERS^® Parent-Assisted Social Skills Training Program for Teens With ASD (Yoo, et al., 2014)
• Predicting treatment success in social skills training for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders- The UCLA Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (Chang, et al., 2013)
• A Replication and Extension of the PEERS^® Intervention- Examining Effects on Social Skills and Social Anxiety in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Schohl, et al., 2013)
• Measuring the Plasticity of Social Approach- A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of the PEERS^® Intervention on EEG Asymmetry in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Van Hecke, et al., 2013)
• Social Skills Training for Young Adults with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders- A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study (Gantman, et al., 2012)
• Evidence-Based Social Skills Training for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders- The UCLA PEERS^® Program (Laugeson, et al., 2012)
• Transition to Adulthood for High-Functioning Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Kapp, et al., 2011)
• Parent-Assisted Social Skills Training to Improve Friendships in Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Laugeson, et al., 2009)