Скачать или смотреть Ep. 49: Understanding and Addressing Anxiety in Autism – Strategies for Special Education

This episode explores the intersection of autism and anxiety, highlighting how to identify and address anxiety-driven behaviors in students with autism through evidence-based, student-centered approaches.

✨ Key Takeaways
✔️ We address a recent Facebook group question about trichotillomania and anxiety.
✔️ Recognizing Anxiety in Autism: Girls with autism often exhibit higher levels of social anxiety due to heightened awareness of social differences.
✔️ The Evolution of ABA: 20 years ago, internal events like anxiety were often ignored in behavior analysis. Today, there's a stronger focus on addressing underlying causes.
✔️ Avoid the "Whack-a-Mole" Game: Replacing a behavior without addressing the root issue can lead to other problem behaviors emerging.
✔️ Strategies That Work: Combine behavioral interventions (like DRI) with approaches that reduce anxiety triggers and stressors.

📚 Resources and Ideas
✔️ Grab the free anxiety visuals here: https://abainschool.com/anxiety
✔️ See the Calm Corner visuals to support your classroom here: https://abainschool.com/an1j
📘 Journal Articles – Some useful articles to check out:
An update on anxiety in youth with autism spectrum disorders (reviews recent evidence regarding the characteristics, assessment, and treatment of anxiety in youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...
Anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Clinical Characteristics and the Role of the Family (examines anxiety disorders as common psychiatric comorbidities in children and adolescents with ASD) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...
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