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Expanding Horizons: A Pilot Mentoring Program Linking College/Graduate Students and Teens With ASD

dc.contributor.authorCurtin, Carol
dc.contributor.authorHumphrey, Kristin
dc.contributor.authorVronsky, Kaela
dc.contributor.authorMattern, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorNicastro, Susan
dc.contributor.authorPerrin, Ellen C.
dc.date2022-08-11T08:10:53.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T17:23:36Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T17:23:36Z
dc.date.issued2016-02-01
dc.date.submitted2020-11-09
dc.identifier.citation<p>Curtin C, Humphrey K, Vronsky K, Mattern K, Nicastro S, Perrin EC. Expanding Horizons: A Pilot Mentoring Program Linking College/Graduate Students and Teens With ASD. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2016 Feb;55(2):150-6. doi: 10.1177/0009922815588821. Epub 2015 May 27. PMID: 26016838; PMCID: PMC4662633. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922815588821">Link to article on publisher's site</a></p>
dc.identifier.issn0009-9228 (Linking)
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0009922815588821
dc.identifier.pmid26016838
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/48998
dc.description.abstractA small pilot program of 9 youth 13 to 18 years old with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or Asperger's syndrome assessed the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of an individualized mentoring program. Youth met weekly for 6 months with trained young adult mentors at a local boys and girls club. Participants reported improvements in self-esteem, social anxiety, and quality of life. Participants, parents, mentors, and staff reported that the program improved participants' social connectedness. Although the pilot study was small, it provides preliminary data that mentoring for youth with ASD has promise for increasing self-esteem, social skills, and quality of life.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation<p><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=26016838&dopt=Abstract">Link to Article in PubMed</a></p>
dc.relation.urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4662633/
dc.subjectadolescence
dc.subjectautism
dc.subjectmentoring
dc.subjectquality of life
dc.subjectself-esteem
dc.subjectsocial skills
dc.subjectsocialization
dc.subjectDisability Studies
dc.subjectMental and Social Health
dc.subjectPediatrics
dc.subjectPsychiatry
dc.subjectPsychiatry and Psychology
dc.titleExpanding Horizons: A Pilot Mentoring Program Linking College/Graduate Students and Teens With ASD
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleClinical pediatrics
dc.source.volume55
dc.source.issue2
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/shriver_pp/73
dc.identifier.contextkey20132457
html.description.abstract<p>A small pilot program of 9 youth 13 to 18 years old with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or Asperger's syndrome assessed the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of an individualized mentoring program. Youth met weekly for 6 months with trained young adult mentors at a local boys and girls club. Participants reported improvements in self-esteem, social anxiety, and quality of life. Participants, parents, mentors, and staff reported that the program improved participants' social connectedness. Although the pilot study was small, it provides preliminary data that mentoring for youth with ASD has promise for increasing self-esteem, social skills, and quality of life.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathshriver_pp/73
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Psychiatry
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Family Medicine and Community Health
dc.contributor.departmentEunice Kennedy Shriver Center
dc.source.pages150-6


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