The number of young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) enrolled in higher education institutions has steadily increased over the last decade. Despite this, there has been little research on how to most effectively support this growing population. The current study presents data from a pilot trial of two novel intervention programs developed for college students with ASD. In this small randomized controlled trial, college students with ASD (n = 8) were assigned to one of two new programs - either an intervention based on a virtual reality-Brain-Computer Interface for ASD (BCI-ASD) or a psychosocial intervention, the College and Living Success (CLS) program. Preliminary evidence supports the feasibility and acceptability of both programs, although behavioral outcomes were inconsistent across participants and interventions. Results indicate that expanded research on psychosocial and computer-assisted intervention approaches for this population is warranted, given the preliminary support found in this pilot study.

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对患有自闭症谱系障碍的大学生进行心理社会和计算机辅助干预：可行性的初步支持。


过去十年，就读高等教育机构的患有自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 的年轻人数量稳步增加。尽管如此，关于如何最有效地支持这一不断增长的人口的研究却很少。目前的研究提供了针对自闭症谱系障碍大学生开发的两个新颖干预项目的试点试验数据。在这项小型随机对照试验中，患有自闭症谱系障碍的大学生 (n = 8) 被分配到两个新项目之一——基于虚拟现实脑机接口的自闭症谱系障碍 (BCI-ASD) 干预措施或心理社会干预措施，大学和生活成功（CLS）计划。初步证据支持这两个计划的可行性和可接受性，尽管参与者和干预措施的行为结果不一致。结果表明，考虑到这项试点研究的初步支持，有必要对这一人群进行心理社会和计算机辅助干预方法的扩大研究。