The Impact of Kate Ripley Program on Behavioral Problems and Adaptive Skills of Boys with High-functioning Autism

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Kate Ripley program on behavioral problems and adaptive skills in boy teens with high-functioning autism (HFA) disorder. The present study is a single- subject design of type A-B-A. The statistical population included all adolescents with HFA in Yazd city and the subject of this study was 3 boys diagnose with HFA, that selected by purposive sampling method. The BASC TM-3 (PRS-A & TRS-A) questionnaires were used to assess behavioral problems and adaptive skills. The training program was presented to the subjects individually in thirty sessions. The research data obtained through repeated measurements were analyzed for each subject. The results showed that, after receiving training, the scores of first and second subjects in behavioral problems with PND= 66.66 and for third subject with PND= 33.33 decreased and in adaptive skills for first subject with PND= 0.75 and for second and third subjects with PND= 0.66 66 increased. Based on the results, it seems that Kit Ripley's program with structured content and homework assignments has had a positive role in enhancing adaptive skills and reducing behavioral problems of adolescents with high-functioning autism.