RECRUITING Not applicable ClinicalTrials.gov

Improving Academic and Social Functioning in Middle-Schoolers With Autism

Sponsor: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati • ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06705907

Registry updated: 2026-10-20

Recruiting for Similar Conditions?

Sponsors are looking for patients like you. See if you qualify for compensated research studies.

Description

The goal of this study is to test how well two group interventions work for middle-school children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). One of the interventions focuses on teaching parents and adolescent skills to help improve their social functioning and the other focuses on teaching parents and adolescents skills to improve organization, planning, and study skills. Eligible participants will be randomly (like a coin flip) assigned to attend one of the two interventions.

Interventions

Achieving Independence and Mastery in School (AIMS) (Behavioral)
Intervention targeting academic executive functioning
Building Essential Social Skills for Teens (BESST) (Behavioral)
Intervention targeting social skills

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of autism * No intellectual disability * Problems with organization, materials management, and planning and prioritization * Problems with social skills * Fully included in middle school * Stable medication and behavioral treatment regime Exclusion Criteria: * Home schooled * Severe co-occurring psychopathology (e.g., aggression, suicidal) * Non English-speaking

Conditions

Autism Autism Spectrum Disorder

Locations

Cincinnati Children's Hospital — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Partner with Nurenyx

Showcase your study to thousands of motivated patients matching your criteria.

Learn More

Official Source

Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

View Official Record

Accelerate Your Clinical Trial Recruitment