SOCIAL: Adaptation and Validation of the In-person PEERS® Program for Adolescents With Autism.

The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) is world-renowned for providing evidence-based social skills treatment to adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression, and other socio-emotional problems.

This group will also consist of children diagnosed with high-functioning ASD. However, these children will not receive PEERS therapy. Instead, they will continue their usual treatments in their local settings without participating in the PEERS therapy sessions. This group\'s outcomes will be compared with the experimental group to assess the effectiveness of PEERS therapy.