Development of a Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention Program to Treat Anxiety and Social Deficits in Teens with High-Functioning Autism |
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| Authors: | Susan W. White Anne Marie Albano Cynthia R. Johnson Connie Kasari Thomas Ollendick Ami Klin Donald Oswald Lawrence Scahill |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 109 Williams Hall (0436), Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA;(2) Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, Room 2413 Unit/Box:741051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA;(3) University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Autism Center 3420 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA;(4) Psychological Studies in Education UCLA, 68-268 Semel Institute and Center for Autism Research and Treatment UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA;(5) Yale School of Medicine, Yale Child Study Center, 230 South Frontage Road, New Haven, CT 06520, USA;(6) Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 980489, Richmond, VA 23298-0489, USA;(7) Yale School of Nursing and Child Study Center, Yale Child Study Center, 230 South Frontage Road, New Haven, CT 06520, USA |
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| Abstract: | Anxiety is a common co-occurring problem among young people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Characterized by deficits in social interaction, communication problems, and stereotyped behavior and restricted interests, this group of disorders is more prevalent than previously realized. When present, anxiety may compound the social deficits of young people with ASD. Given the additional disability and common co-occurrence of anxiety in ASD, we developed a manual-based cognitive-behavioral treatment program to target anxiety symptoms as well as social skill deficits in adolescents with ASD [Multimodal Anxiety and Social Skills Intervention: MASSI]. In this paper, we describe the foundation, content, and development of MASSI. We also summarize data on treatment feasibility based on a pilot study that implemented the intervention. |
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