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Purpose: Individuals who have autism spectrum disorders (ASD) commonly experience anxiety about social interaction and social situations. Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a recommended treatment for social anxiety (SA) in the non-ASD population.
7 lip 2024 · ASD features and social anxiety and that characteristic social skills impairments in ASD may contribute to the development of social anxiety and negatively impact social experiences.
1 sie 2018 · Highlights. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and social anxiety (SA) commonly co-occur. Twenty-four studies have examined associations between ASD and SA symptoms. SA, in ASD, is associated with poorer social skills, competence and social motivation.
18 cze 2021 · Anxiety is an excessive feeling of worry about a variety of events and activities over a long period (DSM-IV, 2013). Compared to typically developing children, anxiety is the most common mental health problem that children with ASD experience in their school and social life (Vasa & Mazurek, 2015).
8 lut 2021 · Our study is the first to show statistically significant improvements across both social anxiety symptoms and social functioning domains in young adults with ASD upon completion of a group-delivered CBT intervention specifically adapted for use with this clinical population.
Autistic individuals often experience anxiety at higher rates than typically developing individuals, which could worsen social impairment. While anxiety is highly linked to social skills, social anxiety symptoms have not often been investigated within the context of social skills interventions.
Anxiety is the most common mental health problem that occurs with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and due to creating a more inclusive learning environment, children with ASD are placed in general education classrooms.
