Anxiety in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment)

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Author: KERNS, Conner M. / RENNO, Patricia / STORCH, Eric A. / KENDALL, Philip C. / WOOD, Jeffrey J.

Description

This book is designed to help a broad array of providers who work with children with ASD understand cutting-edge, empirically supported treatments for anxiety, including specific treatment plans and strategies.
Presents a balanced discussion of the scientific literature on anxiety in ASD. It provides a pragmatic, clinically applied focus that gives readers a ‘how-to’ guide for the treatment of anxiety in ASD considers the distinct ways in which anxiety presents in children and adolescents with ASD and the challenges this presents to assessment and treatment Examines emerging areas of anxiety assessment and treatment research in ASD.