Université de Fribourg

Emotion regulation in autism spectrum disorder : where we are and where we need to go

Cai, Ru Ying ; Richdale, Amanda L. ; Uljarevic, Mirko ; Dissanayake, Cheryl ; Samson, Andrea C.

In: Autism Research, 2018, vol. 11, no. 7, p. 962-978

Emotion dysregulation is a common issue experienced by individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and has been associated with a wide range of negative mental and physical health outcomes. This commentary highlights the role emotion dysregulation plays in ASD by first considering the literature on emotion regulation (ER) in the general population and then summarizing the ER research in...