text: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Video Gaming Based Social Skills Program for Children on the Autism Spectrum Families often face financial and geographical barriers to services for children with autism The current study explored the effectiveness of a parent supported adaptation of the computer game based social skills program Secret Agent Society SAS Seventy child parent dyads were randomized to SAS n 35 or a caregiver supported cognitive skills training game CIA control comparison n 35 both completed over 10 weeks Child participants were on the autism spectrum and aged seven to 12 years 60 boys 10 girls SAS participants improved more than CIA participants on parent rated social skills and problem behaviors and teacher rated social skills Findings suggest the intervention may be a convenient cost effective therapeutic approach especially during times of restricted face to face service access such as COVID 19 