Dr. Kelly Battle Beck Many children on the autism spectrum have trouble managing their emotions. Even though this challenge is not unique to autism— autistic children do have 4-7x higher risk for difficulty managing emotions (Conner et al., 2020). This is called “emotion dysregulation”. Emotional dysregulation may be linked to higher rates of depression, anxiety, … Continued

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