Interview TIME: Training Inspired Minds for Employment

A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation RCT of Virtual Interview Training for Autistic Transition-Age Youth

The purpose of the study is to see if an internet job interview training program can help people that have autism improve interview skills and access to jobs.

Participants will be randomized to use Virtual Interview Training (VIT) or continue services as usual (active control group).

Participants will have assessments that will be done over the computer or in-person at school or program site. Assessments will be about participants background, employment history, mood and feelings, autistic traits, memory, mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety, and other things. Some assessments will be audio and/or video recorded.

Please note that there will be teachers and staff consented (approximately n=32) to deliver the intervention, however, will not count for the clinical trial. Therefore, the information will not be added to the anticipated enrollment numbers in study design.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants have a diagnosis on the autism spectrum
• Participants are enrolled in pre-employment transition services
• Participants have at least a third-grade reading level
• Are unemployed or employed and job-seeking

Exclusion Criteria:

- Not enrolled in pre-employment transition services