Regulating Together: Emotion Dysregulation Group Treatment for ASD Youth and Their Caregivers

Shaffer, Rebecca C.; Schmitt, Lauren; Reisinger, Debra L.; Coffman, Marika; Horn, Paul S.; Goodwin, Matthew S.; Mazefsky, Carla; Randall, Shelley; Erickson, Craig A.

doi:10.1007/s10803-022-05461-x

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“…Modulation of the PCC has been implicated in several mindfulness-based interventions ( Brewer and Garrison, 2014 ; Kral et al, 2019 ; Cernasov et al, 2021 ). Emerging work on mindfulness-based interventions that target ER difficulties in autism have demonstrated promising results ( Singh et al, 2011 ; de Bruin et al, 2015 ; Conner et al, 2019 ; Beck et al, 2022 ; Shaffer et al, 2022 ) and understanding ER mechanisms which promote outcomes will aid in the specificity of targeted treatments. As our work highlights that the PCC may play an important role in ER mechanisms for autistic people, it will be important for future work to bridge this gap.…”

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Effects of nonsocial and circumscribed interest images on neural mechanisms of emotion regulation in autistic adults

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Coffman

DiCriscio

et al. 2022

Front. Behav. Neurosci.

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IntroductionEmotion dysregulation is commonly reported among autistic individuals. Prior work investigating the neurofunctional mechanisms of emotion regulation (ER) in autistic adults has illustrated alterations in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) activity, as well as concurrent atypical patterns of activation in subcortical regions related to affect during cognitive reappraisal of social images. Whereas most research examining ER in autism has focused on regulation of negative emotions, the effects of regulating positive emotions has been generally understudied. This is surprising given the relevance of positive motivational states to understanding circumscribed interests (CI) in autism.MethodsAccordingly, the purpose of this study was to use fMRI with simultaneous eye-tracking and pupillometry to investigate the neural mechanisms of ER during passive viewing and cognitive reappraisal of a standardized set of nonsocial images and personalized (self-selected) CI images.ResultsThe autistic group demonstrated comparatively reduced modulation of posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) activation during cognitive reappraisal of CI images compared to viewing of CI, although no eye-tracking/pupillometry differences emerged between-groups. Further, the autistic group demonstrated increased PCC connectivity with left lateral occipital and right supramarginal areas when engaging in cognitive reappraisal vs. viewing CI.DiscussionIn autistic adults, CI may be differentially modulated via PCC. Considering the documented role of the PCC as a core hub of the default mode network, we further postulate that ER of CI could potentially be related to self-referential cognition.

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Effects of nonsocial and circumscribed interest images on neural mechanisms of emotion regulation in autistic adults

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Coffman

DiCriscio

et al. 2022

Front. Behav. Neurosci.

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Exploring Emotional Dysregulation and Avoidance with Caregivers as the Mechanisms Linking Social Communication Understanding and Aggressive Behaviours

Thompson,

Gillespie-Smith,

Mair

et al. 2024

J Autism Dev Disord

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Many autistic adolescents and young adults present with aggressive behaviours, which can be challenging for caregivers. The present study aimed to explore the underlying mechanisms between social communication understanding and aggressive behaviours in autistic and non-autistic adolescents, specifically the role of emotional dysregulation and its impact on avoidance with caregivers. Caregivers of autistic (n = 275) and non-autistic adolescents (n = 123) completed standardised caregiver-report questionnaires measuring social communication understanding, emotional dysregulation, avoidance between the adolescent and caregiver and aggressive behaviours. A serial mediation analysis indicated that levels of social communication understanding were indirectly associated with aggressive behaviours. This occurred through increased emotional dysregulation, which may have led to increased avoidance between the autistic and non-autistic adolescents and their caregivers. These findings support a sequential process by which adolescents with low social communication understanding are more likely to behave aggressively through being emotionally dysregulated and the impact of this on the increased avoidance within the caregiver–adolescent dyad. This process was found within autistic and non-autistic adolescents, suggesting a mechanism across individuals with aggression. These findings indicate that interventions based on improving emotion regulation ability and responses between adolescents and their caregivers may aid in reducing aggressive behaviours in adolescents and young adults with lower social communication understanding.

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Emotion regulation and emotion dysregulation in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A meta-analysis of evaluation and intervention studies

Restoy,

Oriol-Escudé,

Alonzo-Castillo

et al. 2024

Clinical Psychology Review

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Regulating Together: Emotion Dysregulation Group Treatment for ASD Youth and Their Caregivers

Cited by 5 publications

References 81 publications

Effects of nonsocial and circumscribed interest images on neural mechanisms of emotion regulation in autistic adults

Effects of nonsocial and circumscribed interest images on neural mechanisms of emotion regulation in autistic adults

Exploring Emotional Dysregulation and Avoidance with Caregivers as the Mechanisms Linking Social Communication Understanding and Aggressive Behaviours

Emotion regulation and emotion dysregulation in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A meta-analysis of evaluation and intervention studies

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