Scoping Review of Interventions to Promote Social Participation in Adolescents and Young Adults With Neurodisability
Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT)
O'Rourke, C., Linden, M., et al. (2020).
Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT), 8(1), 1-22.
This scoping review investigates interventions aimed at improving social participation in adolescents and young adults, ages 13 to 24 years, with neurodisability (i.e., acquired brain injury, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
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1990 to 2016
Original empirical studies
32
The following person-centered strategies were suggested as promising intervention components for adolescents and young adults with a neurodisability (i.e., acquired brain injury, autism spectrum disorder, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder):
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<li>allowing participants to identify their own goals, barriers, and supports, to social participation;</li>
<li>providing practical skills and knowledge training; and</li>
<li>using peer mentors to monitor, review, and support goals.</li>
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Findings indicated four categories of reviewed interventions, including social skills groups, peer support, technology-based, and resource facilitation. The Program for Evaluation and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) was indicated to be the most promising of the interventions; however, the limited number of high-quality studies with large samples suggested a lack of reliable interventions to address social participation outcomes in adolescents and young adults with a neurodisability (i.e., acquired brain injury, autism spectrum disorder, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
