Understanding anxiety‐related problems of children with ASD in school settings

The primary purpose of this current study was to identify knowledge of special education and mental health professionals in anxiety‐related problems of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in four Different Categories: Separation Anxiety (SA), Uncertainty (U), Performance Anxiety (PA), and a...

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Published in:Psychology in the schools 2024-11, Vol.61 (11), p.4286-4301
Main Authors: Perihan, Celal, Bicer, Ali, Bocanegra, Joel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Arousal
autism
Autistic children
Counselors
Medical personnel
Mental health professionals
Performance anxiety
Psychologists
school counselor
School psychologists
school psychology
school‐mental health
Separation anxiety
Special education
Special education teachers
Symptoms
Teachers
Uncertainty
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Summary:The primary purpose of this current study was to identify knowledge of special education and mental health professionals in anxiety‐related problems of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in four Different Categories: Separation Anxiety (SA), Uncertainty (U), Performance Anxiety (PA), and anxiety Arousal (AA). Three hundred eighteen participants across the United States (199 special education teachers, 97 school counselors, and 22 school psychologists) participated. The finding indicated that special education teachers and school counselors have significantly less training and expertise to identify anxiety symptoms in typically developing children and children with ASD than school psychologists (p 
ISSN:0033-3085
1520-6807
DOI:10.1002/pits.23283