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A randomised controlled trial of a CBT intervention for anxiety in children with Asperger syndrome . BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief CBT intervention for anxiety with children diagnosed with Asperger syndrome ( AS ) . A second interest was to evaluate whether more intensive parent involvement would increase the child 's ability to manage anxiety outside of the clinic setting . METHODS Seventy-one children aged ten to twelve years were recruited to participate in the anxiety programme . All children were diagnosed with AS and the presence of anxiety symptoms was accepted on parent report via brief interview . Children were randomly assigned to one of three conditions : intervention for child only , intervention for child and parent , wait-list control . RESULTS The two intervention groups demonstrated significant decreases in parent-reported anxiety symptoms at follow-up and a significant increase in the child 's ability to generate positive strategies in an anxiety-provoking situation . There were a number of significant differences between the two interventions to suggest parent involvement as beneficial . CONCLUSIONS The sample of children with AS in this study presented with a profile of anxiety similar to a sample of clinically diagnosed anxious children . The intervention was endorsed by parents as a useful programme for children diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and exhibiting anxiety symptoms , and active parent involvement enhanced the usefulness of the programme . Limitations of the study and future research are discussed .
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Intervention_Psychological
CBT intervention
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Intervention_Psychological
brief CBT intervention for anxiety
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Intervention_Educational
intervention for child only , intervention for child and parent , wait-list control .
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Outcome_Mental
Asperger syndrome
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Outcome_Mental
parent-reported anxiety symptoms
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Participant_Condition
anxiety in
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
with Asperger syndrome .
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
diagnosed with Asperger syndrome ( AS ) .
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Participant_Sample-size
Seventy-one
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Age
ten to twelve years
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
AS
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Participant_Condition
anxiety symptoms
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
Asperger syndrome
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Participant_Condition
anxiety