Towards a Treatment for Intolerance of Uncertainty for Autistic Adults: A Single Case Experimental Design Study

Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is indicated as an important transdiagnostic process variable in a range of anxiety disorders. Anxiety is very common in autistic adults. This study evaluates a manualised treatment programme for autistic adults, which focused on IU. An eight session programme (CUES-A...

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Autores principales: Rodgers, J., Herrema, R., Honey, E., Freeston, M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6061029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29589271
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3550-9
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Sumario:Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is indicated as an important transdiagnostic process variable in a range of anxiety disorders. Anxiety is very common in autistic adults. This study evaluates a manualised treatment programme for autistic adults, which focused on IU. An eight session programme (CUES-A©) was developed and delivered to four autistic adults on an individual basis. A single case experimental design was used to provide a preliminary evaluation of the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of the programme. Data regarding retention, acceptability and feasibility indicate that the participants valued the programme. Analyses of outcome measures indicate that the programme has promise as a treatment option for autistic adults experiencing IU. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s10803-018-3550-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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