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ArticleJournal of child & adolescent trauma2019

Trauma and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Review, Proposed Treatment Adaptations and Future Directions.

Jessica L Peterson, Rachel Earl, Emily A Fox, Ruqian Ma, Ghina Haidar, Micah Pepper, Lucy Berliner, Arianne Wallace, Raphael Bernier

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Article in Journal of child & adolescent trauma, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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42citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Psychiatric Emergency Visits of Autistic Adults With or Without Documented Borderline Personality Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026
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  17. Understanding the Association Between Neighborhood Resources and Trauma-Informed Care Among Providers Who Serve Autistic Youth.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jessica L PetersonSeattle Children's Autism Center, jessica.peterson@seattlechildrens.org, 4909 25th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105, M/S CAC, PO Box 5371, Seattle, WA 98145-5005.
Rachel EarlUniversity of Washington, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences / Seattle Children's Hospital.
Emily A FoxDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA / Seattle Children's Hospital, M/S CAC PO Box 5371, 508.851.0996.
Ruqian MaUniversity of Washington College of Education and Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, CHDD Box 357920, Seattle, WA 98195.
Ghina HaidarUniversity of Washington College of Education & Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, CHDD Box 357920, Seattle, WA 98195.
Micah PepperUniversity of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, CHDD Box 357920, Seattle, WA 98195.
Lucy BerlinerUniversity of Washington Medicine, Mailing Address: 325 Ninth Avenue, MS 359947 Seattle, WA 98104, 206 744-1600 (main line).
Arianne WallaceUniversity of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, CHDD Box 357920, Seattle, WA 98195.
Raphael BernierDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, , rab2@uw.edu.
University of Washington · USCenter for Autism and Related Disorders · US

Funding

Phenotypic Characterization of Gene Disrupting Mutations in ASDR01MH100047 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI BERNIER, RAPHAEL A · 2014 to 2018
$2.1M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH100047
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Empirical investigations of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are lacking despite indications of increased risk for exposure to potentially traumatic events in this population. Research on the treatment of traumatic stress psychopathology in ASD is even more limited and suggests a critical need for guidance in the area of ASD-specific treatment adaptations. The current paper provides preliminary recommendations for adapting current evidenced-based, trauma-specific interventions, specifically trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), for individuals with ASD based on well-established and evidence-based practices for working with this population. These adaptations highlight the need to incorporate treatment goals related to ASD core symptoms and associated characteristics during treatment targeting traumatic stress symptoms. Future directions are discussed, including the development of instruments measuring trauma reactions in ASD, empirical investigations of modified trauma interventions for children with ASD to evaluate effectiveness, and collaboration between professionals specializing in ASD and trauma/PTSD to advance research and facilitate effective care for this community.

Indexed as

AutismAutism SpectrumPost-Traumatic Stress DisorderTraumaTrauma Treatment

Identifiers

PMID31819782
PMCPMC6901292
OpenAlexW2936463645

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