Research: Brief Report: Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Parent-Reported Autism Symptoms in School-Age Children with High-Functioning Autism

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Authored by Wood, JJ, Drahota A., Sze K., Dyke Van M., Decker K., Fujii C., Bahng C., and Renno P. in J Autism Dev Disorder, Volume 39, Issue 11, p. 1608-1612, (2009).

Article summary (posted Apr 15, 2010):

Core autism symptoms such as social communication deficits may be improved by cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

Social communication problems have proven hard to change through social skills training. This pilot study was designed to see the effect of a CBT program on parent-reported core autism symptoms. The study had 19 children (7 to 11 years old) with high-functioning autism who received 16 sessions of CBT. The CBT program focused on children’s emotion regulation, on-site social coaching, parent training, and school support. The authors found that parent-reported autism symptoms were lower in the CBT group than in the waitlist control group.

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autism, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), communication, control, high-functioning autism, parent, parent training, pilot study, school, social skills groups, therapy
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