An Evaluation of a Social Skills Intervention for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disabilities preparing for Employment in Ireland: A Pilot Study.

Walsh et al. (2018) tested a work-prep class for Irish adults with autism and intellectual disability.

The class blended the ACCESS social-skills lessons with short work-place videos.

Staff ran a multiple-baseline design across three job skills: greeting a supervisor, asking for help, and taking feedback.

All adults quickly learned the three skills and kept them four weeks later.

Problem behavior during role-play dropped as social skills rose.

Skills also showed up with new staff and in a real break room.

Spriggs et al. (2016) got the same fast, wide gains with teens in a school social-skills club. Their study came first and used the same BST-plus-video mix, showing the recipe works before adulthood.

McLucas et al. (2024) later used only video modeling plus feedback for autistic youth without ID. They saw shaky generalization to new bosses. Edith’s fuller ACCESS package kept gains steady, hinting the added rehearsal steps matter when ID is in the mix.

Capio et al. (2013) warned that almost no strong studies exist for adults with both autism and ID. Edith’s pilot fills that gap they flagged five years earlier.

If you coach adults with autism and ID for jobs, you can lift Edith’s package tomorrow. Run small groups, show brief work clips, then role-play until each learner hits mastery. Track generalization in the actual lunch room or with a new supervisor; the study shows the extra probe is worth the trip.