Playing With Fear: Treating Phobias in Children with Autism
May 31, 2013 by Karen Levine
Filed under Psychotherapy
Here is an example of a method for treating phobias in children with Autism or other Developmental Disabilities (DDs), using the approach we developed, Replays, (e.g. Levine and Chedd, 2007), or Affective Behavioral Play Therapy (ABPT) as we call it for professional consumption. In this approach, as in traditional paradigms for treating phobias, we use […]
Treating the Child Under the Behavior: Affect & Relationship in Children with Autism
May 28, 2013 by Karen Levine
Filed under Psychotherapy
Most treatment models for mental health problems in children with Developmental Disabilities (DDs) including Autism or Intellectual Disability (e.g. Down syndrome) are based on manipulation of behaviors, with much less, or no emphasis on the child’s affective experiences or on use of interactions/relationships. Challenging behaviors in this population are so often regarded as just that, […]
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