180
Participants
Start Date
September 15, 2025
Primary Completion Date
February 28, 2027
Study Completion Date
February 28, 2027
Intrinsic Motivation Treatment
The Intrinsic Motivation treatment utilizes principles of Motivational Interviewing to help autistic young adults increase their desire and completion of daily living skills. This is a five-session intervention. Each clinical session is 60 minutes long. The goals of the treatment are to enhance motivation and behavior change.
Extrinsic Motivation Treatment
The Extrinsic Motivation treatment utilizes behavioral principles to help autistic adolescents and young adults create reward schedules and behavioral tracking sheets to enhance desire and completion of daily living skills. This is a five-session intervention. Each clinical session is 60 minutes long. The goals of the treatment are to enhance motivation and behavior change.
Combined Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation Treatment
The Combined Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation treatment combines elements of both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation treatments to enhance desire and completion of daily living skills. This is a five-session intervention. Each clinical session is 60-90 minutes long. The goals of the treatment are to enhance motivation and behavior change.
RECRUITING
CHOP Center for Advanced Behavioral Healthcare, Philadelphia
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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