Rebekah L. Hudock, Meredith Gunlicks-Stoessel, Jinyi Zhang, Haoran Zhou, Anya Congreve, Shayna C Williams, Connor Petricek, Emily Goldberg, Jeannette Dempsey Austin, A. J. Hokland, Lila Khan, Lindsey M. Weiler
tlooto Summary
AMP is a feasible, acceptable, and potentially effective identity-affirming program for autistic adolescents and can support further evaluation in larger trials to establish its utility as a scalable, community-based mental health support within autistic communities.
Abstract
Purpose While mentoring programs have many positive social-emotional outcomes for youth, the benefits of mentoring are not yet well understood for autistic youth, a population that frequently seeks social and mental health supports. The current pilot randomized clinical trial study aims to examine (1) the acceptability of the Autism Mentorship Program (AMP) and (2) the preliminary effectiveness of AMP in improving mentees’ well-being and reducing symptoms of mental health problems.
Citation format
HUDOCK, Rebekah L., et al. A pilot randomized controlled trial of the autism mentorship program. JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, 2026.