A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the Autism Mentorship Program
AMP is a feasible, acceptable, and potentially effective identity-affirming program for autistic adolescents. Findings support further evaluation in larger trials to establish its utility as a scalable, community-based mental health support within autistic communities.
Authors
- Lila B. Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0388-7917)
- Lindsey M. Weiler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0319-9222)
- Emily Goldberg
- Meredith Gunlicks‐Stoessel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5194-113X)
- Shayna Williams
- Connor Petricek
- Jinyi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6697-0884)
- J Austin
- Rebekah L. Hudock
- A. J. Hokland
- Anya Congreve
- Haoran Zhou
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Twin Cities Orthopedics (US)
- Center for Autism and Related Disorders (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-026-07272-w
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Minnesota