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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Depress Anxiety. 2014 Nov 25;32(3):174–181. doi: 10.1002/da.22332

Table 2.

Behavioral Interventions for Anxiety in Children with Autism Session Modules

Individual Therapy Modules
Parent Youth
Core Modules
  • Module 1: Introduction and Psychoeducation about ASD/anxiety

  • Module IND: Encouraging Independence

  • Module REW: Rewards System

  • Module EXP: Negotiating and Planning Exposures

  • Module H: Fear Hierarchy Development

  • Module T: Termination

Core Modules
  • Module 1: Introduction and Psychoeducation

  • Module 2: Emotion Recognition

  • Module 3: Cognitive Restructuring

  • Module 4: Review of Psychoeducation and CBT Skills

  • Module H: Fear Hierarchy Development

  • Module R: Relaxation

  • Module KICK: Review of Cognitive Skills and “Homework” Out-of-Session Exposures

  • Module IV: In-Vivo Exposures

  • Module T: Termination

Social Intervention Modules
  • PLAY: Facilitating Play Dates

  • MENTOR: Facilitating Mentoring Activities

  • SOC-C: Social Coaching

  • APPROP: Socially Appropriate Activities and Appearance

Social Intervention Modules
  • FRND: Making Friends

  • MENTOR: Mentoring

  • SOC-C: Social Coaching

School Module
  • IEP: Principals of Parent Advocacy in the IEP process

OCD Focused Module
  • E/RP: Exposure and Response Prevention

Support Module
  • Support Session for Unexpected Events

Support Module
  • Support Session for Unexpected Events