autism

Study finds: Girls with autism more likely to experience anxiety than boys!

Click here for the article published by UPI. Did you know that boys are four times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls? Recent research also shows that while girls may be less likely to be diagnosed with autism, they may experience anxiety more frequently than boys alongside the disorder. Continue reading … …

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Negative affect and respiratory sinus arrhythmia are differentially related to social anxiety and autism features in autistic preschoolers contrasted to fragile X syndrome

Click here for the article published by Frontiers in Psychiatry. “Results indicated that children with nsASD display elevated negative affect compared to both FXS and NT controls which did not differ from each other and females exhibited more negative affect relative to males. Interestingly, elevated negative affect predicted social anxiety, but not ASD in FXS. …

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The efficacy of mindfulness-based therapy for anxiety, social skills, and aggressive behaviors in children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A systematic review

Click here for the article published by Frontiers in Psychiatry. Introduction The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions for improving anxiety, social skills, and aggressive behaviors in children and young people (CYP) with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); summarize the results across clinic, home, and school contexts; and evaluate …

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Communication-Focused Therapy (CFT) for Autism and Asperger Syndrome (2)

Communication-Focused Therapy (CFT) for Autism and Asperger Syndrome Dr. Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Communication-Focused Therapy (CFT) is a psychotherapy developed by the author for the treatment of several mental health conditions. This article focuses on its application to autism and Asperger syndrome. Keywords: depression, communication-focused therapy, CFT, communication, psychotherapy, treatment Table of Contents Introduction. 4 …

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