McCrimmon, AdamCoret, Marian2016-06-172016-06-1720162016Coret, M. (2016). Examining the Effectiveness of Social Intervention in Relation to Resiliency, Social Skills, and Mental Health in Young Adults with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26024http://hdl.handle.net/11023/3063The present study examined resiliency, mental health, and social skill outcomes in young adults with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (HFASD) following completion of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills for Young Adults (PEERS-YA; Laugeson & Frankel, 2015). PEERS-YA is a 16-week manualized, evidence based, and caregiver-assisted social skills intervention designed to help young adults with HFASD to develop and maintain relationships. Measures of anxiety, depression, and social skills were examined 16 weeks prior to beginning of the program (T1), one week prior (T2), and one week after completion of PEERS-YA (T3). Additionally, measures of resiliency were examined at T2 and T3. The results indicated significant improvements in parent-reported social skills; however there were no significant improvements in anxiety, depression, resiliency, or self-reported social skills following completion of PEERS-YA.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Psychology--DevelopmentalAdultsHFASDMental HealthSocial SkillsResiliencymaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/26024