Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of Regulating Together (RT), a group therapy for emotion dysregulation in school-age autistic youth and their caregivers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emotion dysregulation is a common concern in autistic youth. Growing evidence suggests emotion dysregulation underlies multiple co-occurring issues in autism, including externalizing (e.g., aggression, irritability) and internalizing (e.g., anxiety, depression) disorders, and thus may serve as a key transdiagnostic treatment target. Emotion dysregulation during middle childhood (8-12 years) is concurrently and longitudinally associated with social difficulties and poorer quality of life for autistic individuals, highlighting a key window for intervention. There is an urgent need for treatments for emotion dysregulation in school-age autistic youth that involve caregivers to maximize skill generalization. To address this need, our group developed Regulating Together, an i

SUBMITTER: McKinney WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12023655 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature