Tammy D Barry, Laura Grofer Klinger, Joycelyn M Lee, Nicole Palardy, Tiffany Gilmore, S Douglas Bodin
Examining the effectiveness of an outpatient clinic-based social skills group for high-functioning children with autism
Journal of autism and developmental disorders
current study aimed conduct systematic review metaanalysis selfmanagement interventions teaching daily living skills autistic individuals study accessed corresponding studies search six databases 14 articles one dissertation met inclusion criteria included studies first analyzed descriptively coded according quality indicators using works clearinghouse wwc standards second effect sizes included studies calculated using two different effect size measures ie tauu performancecriteriabased effect size values pces third analyses also conducted generalization maintenance data 15 studies included review nine met wwc standards without reservations tauu analyses conducted 14 studies whereas pces values calculated eight studies mastery criteria findings indicated selfmanagement interventions 93 ci95 80 1 overall effect size tauu large effect hand overall effect size pces values indicated moderate effect 99 weighted effect sizes generalization maintenance phases large tauu however moderate high effects pces although selfmanagement interventions showed diversity one domains daily living skills ie community living skills studied field notably among studies review last ones 2019 detailed findings descriptive analyses two different effect size calculations discussed recommendations future studies given