Clinical Trial: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Approach to Addressing Anxiety in Children With ASD and Intellectual Disability

U.S., Nov. 25 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07245160) titled 'A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Approach to Addressing Anxiety in Children With ASD and Intellectual Disability' on Sept. 22.

Brief Summary: Anxiety can be a debilitating and common concomitant diagnosis in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Dependent on age and subtype of anxiety, the prevalence of anxiety in individuals with autism ranges between 1.7-84%. Meanwhile, the prevalence rate of intellectual disability (ID) in individuals with ASD ranges between 50-80% based on previous studies. There is an even greater risk of anxiety, ranging between 13.6- 43%, in individuals with ASD and ID. Despite the high prevalence of anxiety within ...