Assessment and Understanding of Fear in Children with an ASD

• By: Laura B. Turner, MS Raymond G. Romanczyk, PhD, BCBA-D SUNY Binghamton Institute for Child Development
• January 1st, 2012
• anxiety, assessment methods, caregiver report, emotional regulation, fear, phobias, research, social communication, social-emotional skills
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Intense fears and phobias have been reported in up to 64% of children with an ASD (Muris Steerneman, Merckelbach, Holdrinet, & Meesters, 1998). In comparison, only 5% of typically developing children present with intense fears (Ollendick, King, & Muris, 2002). Children with an ASD also have...