Emotional Regulation to Manage Anxiety and Anger in Individuals With Autism

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The objective of the study is to learn about and manage emotions such as anxiety and anger. The activities are aimed at identifying and managing emotions such as anxiety and anger, through the recognition of the changes that occur at a physiological, cognitive, behavioral and communicative level. In the first sessions, children will be exposed to the emotion of happiness through pleasant activities and involved in relaxation exercises. In subsequent sessions, anger and then anxiety will be addressed first. Social tools will be introduced and ways of thinking and perspective useful to children will be addressed. Furthermore, they will learn to use all the tools and strategies necessary to face and overcome the various emotions and situations in a functional manner. In the final sessions, children will work to design a cognitive-behavioral intervention program for themselves and other group members to improve the management of anxiety and anger. The expected results concern the acquisition of adequate emotional regulation; the construction of functional thoughts, social tools, thinking and perspective tools, adequate strategies for managing emotions; the design of a cognitive-behavioral intervention program in daily life and the strengthening of relational, social, empathic and resilient skills within the peer group and families.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 7
Maximum Age: 11
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Proven diagnosis of autism;

• QS ≥ 75;

Locations
Other Locations
Italy
Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB) - National Research Council (CNR)
RECRUITING
Messina
Contact Information
Primary
Germana Doria
germana.doria@irib.cnr.it
+393465142289
Backup
Giovanni Pioggia
giovanni.pioggia@irib.cnr.it
+393203390892
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-05-10
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-02-10
Participants
Target number of participants: 40
Treatments
Experimental: Experimental group
Twenty children from the experimental group will undergo the treatment using Robot Nao.
Other: Control group
Twenty children belonging to the control group will be subjected to the same training but in a traditional way.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Messina, Italy
Leads: Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica

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