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Reducing Anxiety Among Those With Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Post by Corinne G. Catalano, Ph.D. and Eileen McKeating, Ph.D. (Montclair State University Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health) As many as 84% of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are reported to also present with significant symptoms of anxiety (White et al., 2009) despite the fact that anxiety is not part of the diagnostic criteria for ASD.

The diagnosis of ASD is based on observations of behavior which may be impacted by anxiety and stress responses that are the result of differences in the brain and the neurosensory system.

The current COVID-19 pandemic elicits fear and apprehension in all of us and presents an opportunity to gain insight into how anxiety affects human behavior.

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