An individualized approach to teaching adults with autism to successfully navigate job interviews via remote instruction.

This study taught job interview skills to 7 adults with autism using personalized training delivered online. The training helped participants improve their interview performance when tested with a career expert. This approach could help address the high unemployment rates among autistic adults by giving them better job interview skills.

This study evaluated behavioral skills training delivered via remote instruction to teach job interview skills to seven adults with autism spectrum disorder. The intervention used an individualized approach to address social communication challenges that may interfere with employment opportunities. Results demonstrated overall improvement in interview performance during both training sessions and post-training assessments conducted with a career development expert. The findings suggest that individualized, remotely-delivered behavioral skills training may be an effective strategy for helping adults with autism develop the necessary skills to successfully navigate job interviews, potentially addressing the significant underemployment and unemployment challenges faced by this population.

Remote delivery of individualized behavioral skills training shows promise for improving employment prospects for adults with autism. This approach could be particularly valuable given accessibility benefits of remote instruction and the critical need to address underemployment in this population.

Very small sample size (n=7) limits generalizability. Study design is unclear from abstract. No control group mentioned. Limited details on intervention components, duration, or long-term follow-up. Outcomes measured only immediately post-training without evidence of real-world job interview success.

Adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience challenges securing employment, which may partially explain overall underemployment or unemployment in this population. One of the first steps to obtaining employment is participating in a job interview. However, social communication deficits may interfere with an individual with ASD's participation in a job interview. The current study evaluated the use of behavioral skills training delivered via remote instruction to teach interview skills to seven adults with ASD.

Results showed overall improvement during interviews as well as posttraining tests with a career development expert. These data suggest that an individualized approach to teaching may be an effective strategy to help adults with ASD successfully navigate job interviews.