Document Type
Report
College
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Department
Occupational Therapy
Degree
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
Report Date
2022
Faculty Mentor
Levine, Minna
Doctoral Experiential Coordinator
Latour, Debra
Abstract
"Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with an approximate global occurrence of about 62 per 10,000 children. While this disorder has an onset in childhood, ASD symptoms and life challenges continue throughout the lifespan. LifeMAP at The Asperger/Autism Network (AANE) is an intensive, practical, and highly individualized life coaching program that has an overall goal of improving their client’s quality of life, independence, and self-esteem, and decreasing anxiety while being able to have everyone reach their full potential. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the success of social groups to meet a need for socialization experience among clients who are receiving one-on-one life coaching at AANE. Through feedback from most of the clients throughout the social gathering experiences (verbal & written), the result showed that this program would be successful. AANE administration would benefit from implementing these groups to meet the need for socialization experience."
Recommended Citation
Martinez, Katherine, "Success of Pilot Socialization Groups for AANE LifeMAP Clients" (2022). OTD DEx Reports - College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. 51.
https://digitalcommons.law.wne.edu/otd/51
