Telehealth Mindfulness-based Intervention for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Caregivers

Inclusion Criteria: * Adolescents must be ages 13 to 18 years * Formal clinical or educational ASD diagnosis confirmed by the study team (i.e., review of formal diagnostic report from the diagnosing practitioner or Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team report (MET) shared with the research team by the family) ) * Must be willing to be randomized to a treatment or delayed treatment control group * Must be able to attend at least 7 of the 8 group meetings * English speaking: Adolescents and their parent/caregivers must be English-speaking because the screening and behavioral measures are in English, as well as the intervention content Exclusion Criteria: * Non-verbal participants will be excluded to ensure test compliance and increase sample homogeneity. * Participants with IQ scores \<70 will be excluded because the intervention was developed for individuals without intellectual disability. * Participants with a physical disability or co-occurring condition that may prevent participation in the weekly group meetings (e.g., selective mutism; aggressive behavior; inability to participate in a 90-minute video conference meeting each week) * Participants who report active suicidal ideation