ArticleResearch in autism spectrum disorders2017
Brief report: Reduced anxiety following Pivotal Response Treatment in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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- Examining Effectiveness and Predictors of Treatment Response of Pivotal Response Treatment in Autism: An Umbrella Review and a Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- A Pivotal Response Treatment Package for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: An RCT.Pediatrics · 2019Trial
- Improving Peer Interactions and Social Skills in Preschool Children With Autism Using Pivotal Response Treatment.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- DINOSAUR: an integrated cognitive-behavioral treatment for anxiety in young children with ASD.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2021Review
- I Have a Fear of Negative Evaluation, Get Me Out of Here! Examining Latent Constructs of Social Anxiety and Autistic Traits in Neurotypical and Autistic Young People.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Article
- Interventions for anxiety in mainstream school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2020Review
- Anxiety in 3- to 7-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder seeking treatment for disruptive behavior.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2020Article
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Abstract
Up to 40% of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) exhibit co-occurring anxiety symptoms. Despite recent success in mitigating anxiety symptoms in school-aged children with ASD (mean age >9 years) using adapted versions of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, little is known about potential treatment outcomes for younger children. To address the gap in the literature, this open-label study evaluated change in anxiety following a 16-week open-label trial of Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) in children with ASD aged 4-8 years. PRT is a behavioural treatment based on the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis and has a primary aim of increasing social communication skills in children with ASD through natural reinforcements. To minimise conflation of anxiety and other co-occurring symptoms such as disruptive behaviour and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, we measured anxiety using the autism anxiety subscale of the Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory (CASI) devised by Sukhodolsky et al. (2008). We observed significant anxiety reduction over 16-weeks of PRT. Furthermore, anxiety reduction was independent of changes in autism symptom severity. This study shows promising results for PRT as an intervention for reducing anxiety in young children with ASD.
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