The purpose of this study is to identify improvement in behavioral and social function and changes in the brain following Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) for Adolescents in highly verbal adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Clinical Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, higher functioning/low support needs
Intelligence Quotient (IQ): Participants with a Full Scale IQ > 80 on the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI-II)
Right-handed
No metal in their body/unremovable metal on their body (i.e., braces)
History of claustrophobia, previous head injury, serious neurological or medical illness, birth weight less than 4 lb. and/or gestational age < 34 weeks
Left-handed
Braces or any metal in their body