Better Social, Emotional Communication, Healthy Relationship and ASD Accommodation Skills: Emotional Intelligence ("EQ") Training for Autistic People and ASD Accommodation Training for People Who Care

Participants are enrolled in pairs consisting of an autistic adult and their learning partner. Autistic adult age requirement is 18-36 years and the learning partner age requirement is \>18 years. Autistic Adult Inclusion Criteria: Generally healthy; With a community diagnosis of ASD from a licensed clinician, such as a developmental pediatrician, psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, or a neurologist. Below is a set of valid example criteria these professionals could use, but other instruments, tools or diagnostic techniques could be used: For example, meeting DSM-5 criteria for ASD based on a DSM-5 ASD symptom checklist (APA 2013); Meeting International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) for ASD (code 6A02)(Kamp-Becker, 2024); or a score in the ASD range on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule 2 (ADOS-20)(Lord et al., n.d.). Participants have: Sufficient linguistic capability and technology fluency and capability to participate in an all-online intervention and associated assessments; Their own computer hardware, software and internet connection to allow access to online training; Availability of a non-ASD parent, guardian or adult with a similarly strong and trusting relationship ("learning partner") who, upon pre-enrollment interview, has sufficient linguistic capability and technology fluency and capability to participate in an all-online intervention and associated assessments and the willingness, time and energy to keep up with the coursework; Absence of a …