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ReviewChild and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America2020

Assessment and Treatment of Emotion Regulation Impairment in Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Life Span: Current State of the Science and Future Directions.

Kelly B Beck, Caitlin M Conner, Kaitlyn E Breitenfeldt, Jessie B Northrup, Susan W White, Carla A Mazefsky

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Review in Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Research Review: Emotion regulation in individuals with intellectual disability - an integrative review.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026
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  7. Beyond the Outburst: Charting a New Frontier for Understanding and Treating Irritability in Autistic Adults.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026
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  8. Review and Developmental Model: Early Childhood Emotion Regulation and Co-Regulation in Autism.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2026
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  9. Emotion regulation in families of autistic children and adolescents: A longitudinal study.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026
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  15. Lifetime stressor exposure is related to suicidality in autistic adults: A multinational study.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Kelly B BeckDepartment of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 5036 Forbes Tower, 3600 Atwood Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA. Electronic address: kellybeck@pitt.edu.
Caitlin M ConnerDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O'Hara Street, Webster Hall Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Kaitlyn E BreitenfeldtDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O'Hara Street, Webster Hall Suite 142M, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Jessie B NorthrupDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O'Hara Street, Webster Hall Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Susan W WhiteCenter for Youth Development and Intervention, Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, 200 Hackberry Lane 101 McMillan Building, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, USA.
Carla A MazefskyDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O'Hara Street, Webster Hall Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.

Funding

CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING FOR PSYCHOLOGISTST32MH018269 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MICHELE D LEVINE · 1986 to 2026
$6.3M
Change-sensitive Measurement of Emotion Dysregulation in ASDR01HD079512 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Carla A Mazefsky · 2014 to 2026
$6.3M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD079512NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH018269
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Emotion regulation (ER) is the ability to modify arousal and emotional reactivity to achieve goals and maintain adaptive behaviors. ER impairment in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is thought to underlie many problem behaviors, co-occurring psychiatric symptoms, and social impairment, and yet is largely unaddressed both clinically and in research. There is a critical need to develop ER treatment and assessment options for individuals with ASD across the life span, given the multitude of downstream effects on functioning. This article summarizes the current state of science in ER assessment and treatment and identifies the most promising measurement options and treatments.

Indexed as

Autism Spectrum DisorderResearchAffective SymptomsEmotional RegulationHumansProblem BehaviorAssessmentAutism spectrum disorderEmotion regulationReactivityTreatment

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PMID32471600
PMCPMC7810097

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