EMOTION REGULATION AND EMOTION DYSREGULATION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: A META-ANALYSIS
A 55-study synthesis establishing that autistic children and adolescents face greater emotion-regulation challenges — and that non-pharmacological interventions can meaningfully help.Damián Restoy, Montserrat Oriol-Escudé, Teresa Alonzo-Castillo, María Magán-Maganto, Ricardo Canal-Bedia, Emiliano Díez-Villoria, Laura Gisbert-Gustemps, Imanol Setién-Ramos, María Martínez-Ramírez, Josep A. Ramos-Quiroga, Jorge Lugo-Marín
Emotion regulation — the ability to manage and respond to emotional experiences — is central to daily functioning, and it is frequently harder for autistic young people. This meta-analysis pooled 55 studies to quantify the size and shape of that challenge, examining how regulation difficulties relate to internalizing and externalizing symptoms, cognition, and social skills. Crucially, it also evaluated whether interventions help. The findings make a strong evidence-based case for building emotion-regulation assessment and support directly into care for autistic children and teens.
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