Emotion Regulation in individuals on the Autism Spectrum
Cai, Ru Y.Aspect Research Centre for Autism Practice, Autism Spectrum Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Samson, Andrea C.
ORCID
Institute of Special Education, University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Faculty of Psychology, UniDistance Suisse, Brig, Switzerland
2023
Published in:
Handbook of Emotion Regulation (3rd ed.) / J. J. Gross & B. Ford (Eds). - Guilford Publishers. - 2023
English
There is mounting evidence that individuals on the autism spectrum have difficulties regulating their emotions, which has significant negative impacts on their daily functioning, mental health, and well-being. However, the origins and underlying mechanisms of emotion regulation difficulties in autism remain under-researched and poorly understood. In this chapter, we aim to synthesize existing knowledge about emotion regulation in autism within the theoretical framework of the extended process model, which postulates different stages involved in emotion regulation (i.e., emotion identification, strategy selection, implementation, and monitoring). This will allow us to consolidate the current emotion regulation in autism literature as well as help to identify future steps for research that will influence the formulation of future interventions.