Study seeks to improve social competence in adults with autism

Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center are investigating whether participation in a specially designed theatre program can improve social competence in adults with autism.

The study, backed by $1.3 million in funding from the National Institute of Mental Health, is led by Blythe Corbett, PhD, professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at VUMC, who established the SENSE Theatre intervention research program in 2009.

 

Improving social competence in adults with autism is the goal of an upcoming study using the SENSE Theatre program. (photo taken before social distancing.) (photo by Susan Urmy)