A pilot, single-arm feasibility study of an integrated cognitive-behavioral treatment for anxiety in young autistic children

Keefer, Amy; Perrin, Jeremy; Singh, Vini; Holingue, Calliope; Winchell, Sarah; Vasa, Roma A

doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsad093

A pilot, single-arm feasibility study of an integrated cognitive-behavioral treatment for anxiety in young autistic children

Objective Anxiety is prevalent in young autistic children under 7 years of age. Yet there is a paucity of empirically based interventions for this age group. DINO Strategies for Anxiety and Uncertainty Reduction (DINOSAUR) is an innovative cognitive behavioral intervention that seeks to optimize …