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AAB: Applied Animal Behavior
W32, W63, 60, 209, 236, 326, 428, 455

AUT: Autism
W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, W6, W7, W8, W9, W33, W34, W35, W36, W37, W38, W39, W40, W41, W42, W43, W44, W62, W64, W65, W66, W67, W68, W69, W70, W71, W72, 18, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 46, 65, 66, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 93, 94, 95, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 165, 166, 167, 179, 180, 181, 190, 191, 192, 210, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 237, 256, 258, 259, 260, 261, 274, 275, 276, 285, 295, 296, 300, 311, 312, 313, 314, 327, 328, 329, 358, 385, 386, 387, 388, 405, 406, 411, 412, 413, 414, 434, 435, 436, 444, 456, 457, 458, 459, 477, 478, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 507, 508, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 548

BPN: Behavioral Pharmacology and Neuroscience
110a, 237a, 261a, 296a, 329a, 496a, 541

CBM: Clinical/Family/Behavioral Medicine
W10, W11, W12, W45, W73, 19, 20, 47, 48, 61, 67, 83, 96, 168, 193, 194, 211, 224, 238, 262, 276a, 301, 315, 330, 389, 390, 415, 416, 437, 445, 460, 474, 497, 498, 526, 527, 545

CSE: Community Interventions, Social and Ethical Issues
W31, W46, 21, 22, 49, 50, 68, 84, 97, 115, 116, 169, 195, 205, 225, 239, 252, 264, 286, 287, 302, 303, 331, 355, 391, 417, 418, 429, 438, 461, 479, 480, 509, 510, 528, 529

DDA: Developmental Disabilities
W13, W14, W15, W16, W47, W48, W49, W74, W75, W76, 36, 37, 38, 64, 85, 86, 87, 170, 182, 183, 196, 197, 212, 213, 226, 240, 241, 255, 265, 277, 278, 288, 304, 316, 317, 332, 357, 392, 407, 419, 439, 446, 447, 476, 481, 482, 483, 511, 512, 513, 519, 547

DEV: Behavioral Development
39, 62, 88, 117, 184, 227, 289, 305, 393, 408, 448

EAB: Experimental Analysis of Behavior
W77, 23, 40, 41, 42, 51, 57, 69, 70, 71, 72, 89, 98, 99, 101, 102, 118, 119, 185, 186, 198, 214, 228, 229, 242, 250, 266, 279, 280, 306, 318, 319, 352, 394, 395, 396, 420, 421, 440, 449, 450, 471, 484, 499, 500, 501, 517, 530, 531, 532, 542

EDC: Education
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OBM: Organizational Behavior Management
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PRA: Practice
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TBA: Teaching Behavior Analysis
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TPC: Theoretical, Philosophical, and Conceptual Issues
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VRB: Verbal Behavior
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SCI: Science
121, 177, 204, 218, 309, 336, 536

OTH: Other
15, 125, 163, 384, 465, 488, 540

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42nd Annual Convention; Downtown Chicago, IL; 2016

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Panel #521

Should/Could BCBAs Intervene for Anxiety and Stress-Related Behavior Among Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

4:00 PM–4:50 PM

Roosevelt, Hyatt Regency, Bronze East

Area: AUT/CBM; Domain: Service Delivery

Chair: Michele D. Wallace (California State University, Los Angeles)

JOHN M. GUERCIO (Benchmark Human Services)

DUANE A. LUNDERVOLD (University of Central Missouri)

KATRINA OSTMEYER (Integrated Behavioral Technologies, Inc.)

Abstract: Anxiety disorders are a highly prevalent co-occurring condition among children, adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ranging from specific phobia to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Co-morbid anxiety disorders have a significant negative impact on quality of life, in increased disability and social exclusion. Respondent extinction procedures (exposure), combined with teaching incompatible behavior (relaxation training), and escape/avoidance extinction (response prevention) have been shown to be highly effective in lessening fear/anxiety and escape/avoidance across all sub-types of anxiety disorders. Research syntheses have indicated that the addition of cognitive restructuring adds little to treatment outcomes. The purpose of this panel discussion is to: (a) briefly review the research on ASD and comorbid anxiety disorders; (b) raise the question as to whether BCBAs should and could provide intervention for comorbid anxiety disorders; (c) discuss the graduate education and training needed to target this response class; and, (d) examine the legal and ethical issues related to this area of applied behavior analysis.

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