ABSTRACT This randomized clinical trial (www.clinicaltrials.gov ID# NCT02276534) examined the impact of a peer-mediated, theater-based social skills intervention, SENSE Theater®, on social cognition and behavior in 77 youth (ages 8–16) with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. Analysis of Covariance models revealed that post-treatment, the experimental group (n = 44) performed significantly better than the controls (n = 33) on NEPSY theory of mind (verbal) subtest, demonstrated increased neural evidence of memory for faces, and engaged in more cooperative play and verbal interaction with novel peers. The study extends previous findings showing that SENSE Theater® contributes to improvement in social cognition and behavior.

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自闭症青少年戏剧干预后社会认知和行为的治疗效果

摘要 这项随机临床试验 (www.clinicaltrials.gov ID# NCT02276534) 检验了同伴介导的、基于剧场的社交技能干预 SENSE Theatre® 对 77 名青少年（8-16 岁）的社会认知和行为的影响高功能自闭症谱系障碍。协方差模型分析显示，治疗后，实验组（n = 44）在 NEPSY 心理理论（语言）子测试中的表现明显优于对照组（n = 33），表现出面部记忆的神经证据增加，并参与在更多的合作游戏和与新奇同龄人的口头互动中。该研究扩展了之前的研究结果，表明 SENSE Theater® 有助于改善社会认知和行为。