Our team has completed a series of research studies on the STRW intervention in autistic teens. The results of these studies have consistently shown that adolescents gain an average of 2-4 years in Personal, Domestic, and Community daily living skills after completing the STRW intervention. The most gains are seen in Domestic skills (e.g., cooking, cleaning, laundry), but teens also make improvements in Personal skills (e.g., showering, putting on deodorant, taking medications) and Community skills (e.g., grocery shopping, saving money, budgeting for expenses).

These clinically significant and meaningful gains in developing and mastering age appropriate daily living skills after receiving the STRW intervention may facilitate a more successful transition from high school to the adult world.

Neurodivergent adolescents (e.g., teens with diagnoses such as autism and ADHD) who have challenges in acquiring age appropriate daily living skills would likely benefit from the STRW intervention.