Recorded Webinar: Emotion Dysregulation in ASD-Why it Matters and What We Are Doing About It (SPARK)

Description:

In this recorded webinar, Carla Mazefsky, Ph.D., discusses emotion dysregulation, or difficulty managing the intensity and duration of emotional reactions, in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

This talk covers the landscape of emotion regulation research in ASD and highlights key findings from the Regulation of Emotion in ASD Adults, Children, and Teens (REAACT) Program at the University of Pittsburgh. Topics to be covered include the assessment of emotion dysregulation in ASD, the impact of emotion dysregulation on service utilization, mental health, and behavior, factors that contribute to differences in the severity and course of emotion dysregulation among autistic individuals, and the development and testing of the Emotion Awareness and Skills Enhancement (EASE) Program for autistic individuals with and without intellectual disability. Future directions for emotion dysregulation research in autism are also discussed.

(Published March 24, 2022)

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Recorded Webinar: Emotion Dysregulation in ASD-Why it Matters and What We Are Doing About It

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Autism Spectrum Disorder Behavior Intellectual Disability Professional Development Professional Resources Social/Emotional