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The Role of Emotion Regulation in Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Objective Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with amplified emotional responses and poor emotional control, but little is known about the underlying mechanisms. This article provides a conceptual and methodologic framework for understanding compromised emotion regulation (ER) in ASD.Method After defining ER and related constructs, methods to study ER were reviewed with special consideration on how to apply these approaches to ASD. Against the backdrop of cognitive characteristics in ASD and existing ER theories, available research was examined to identify likely contributors to emotional dysregulation in ASD.Results Little is currently known about ER in youth with ASD. Some mechanisms that contribute to poor ER in ASD may be shared with other clinical populations (e.g., physiologic arousal, degree of negative and positive affect, alterations in the amygdala and prefrontal cortex), whereas other mechanisms may be more unique to ASD (e.g., differences in information processing/perception, cognitive factors [e.g., rigidity], less goal-directed behavior and more disorganized emotion in ASD).Conclusions Although assignment of concomitant psychiatric diagnoses is warranted in some cases, poor ER may be inherent in ASD and may provide a more parsimonious conceptualization for the many associated socioemotional and behavioral problems in this population. Further study of ER in youth with ASD may identify meaningful subgroups of patients and lead to more effective individualized treatments.
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“Issues in executive functioning (Corbett et al. 2009) and emotion regulation (Mazefsky et al. 2013) are also increasingly being addressed, though are not yet included as specifiers in the formal diagnostic systems.”
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“Although much less studied in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) than in other psychiatric disorders, disrupted ER is likely to be a significant factor in producing aberrant behavior in ASD as well.10,11”
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- Authors
- Mazefsky, C. A., Herrington, J., Siegel, M., Scarpa, A., Maddox, B. B., Scahill, L., & White, S. W.
- Affiliations
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Tufts Medical Center (US)
- Virginia Tech (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Mazefsky, Carla A.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-07
- Volume
- 52
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 679-688
- ISSN
- 0890-8567 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3719386
- OpenAlex
- W2033011309
- Cited by
- 881
- References
- 107
- Citations by year
- 2026: 94 · 2025: 86 · 2024: 83 · 2023: 101 · 2022: 72 · 2021: 90 · 2020: 61 · 2019: 68 · 2018: 75 · 2017: 51 · 2016: 34 · 2015: 33 · 2014: 24 · 2013: 5
- FWCI
- 2.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH099021)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (K23HD060601)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, emotion regulation, emotional dysregulation, autistic youth, amygdala, prefrontal cortex, cognitive inflexibility, goal-directed behavior, psychiatric comorbidity
- MeSH terms
- Brain, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Emotions, Humans
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