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Assess participant characteristics, service utilization, and program satisfaction within an autistic-delivered peer support intervention.

November 12, 2022Journal of Autism and Developmental DisordersOpen Access

Autistic-Delivered Peer Support: A Feasibility Study

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LSLindsay SheaDrexel University MWMi-Yeet WongDrexel University WSWei SongJiangnan University

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Feasibility study reports 90% satisfaction with autistic-delivered peer support in autistic individuals, highlighting a promising pathway to address unmet service needs.

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Assess participant characteristics, service utilization, and program satisfaction within an autistic-delivered peer support intervention.
Conducted a feasibility study evaluating a peer support service delivered by autistic peers to autistic participants.
Assessed participant clinical characteristics, prevalence of co-occurring mental health diagnoses, unmet support needs, and program satisfaction rates.
Fifty percent of autistic participants presented with a co-occurring mental health diagnosis.
Participants documented multiple areas of unmet service and daily support needs.
Overall participant satisfaction with the peer support program reached 90%.

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Shea et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6bd7dfd1b337d10db39af8 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05816-4

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Feasibility study reports 90% satisfaction with autistic-delivered peer support in autistic individuals, highlighting a promising pathway to address unmet service needs.

Autistic-Delivered Peer Support: A Feasibility Study

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Autistic-Delivered Peer Support: A Feasibility Study

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