Facing Your Fears in Adolescence: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders and Anxiety

Adolescents with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are at high risk for developing psychiatric symptoms, with anxiety disorders among the most commonly cooccurring. Cognitive behavior therapies (CBTs) are considered the best practice for treating anxiety in the general population. Mo...

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Main Authors: Judy Reaven, Audrey Blakeley-Smith, Eileen Leuthe, Eric Moody, Susan Hepburn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Autism Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/423905