MS093: Key Strategies for Developing Emotion Regulation in Students With ASD

Friday, February 16, 2024
8:00 AM–9:50 AM CST

  • PMD: 4
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. describe core components of Regulating Together-School (RT-S), an intervention curriculum that targets emotion dysregulation in autistic youth.
  2. apply core skills of the RT intervention in school settings.
  3. define emotion dysregulation and identify outcomes associated with emotion dysregulation in students with ASD.

Description

How can we help autistic individuals who have difficulties regulating their emotions? Learn how to help autistic children and adolescents develop skills in relaxation, emotion-identification, problem-solving, and cognitive restructuring techniques.

Presenter(s)

Sungeun Kang, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lauren M. Schmitt, Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Contributor(s)

Rebecca Shaffer, Debra L. Reisinger

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