Contextual Behavioral Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case Study Example

Date of Award

Spring 6-10-2016

Document Type

Doctoral Research Paper

Degree Name

Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology

Organizational Unit

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

First Advisor

John McNeill

Second Advisor

Kimberley Gorgens

Third Advisor

Jefferson Crowe

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

All Rights Reserved
All Rights Reserved.

Keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorders, Social interaction and communication, Repetitive patterns of behavior, Young children

Abstract

Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have difficulty with perspective taking, social interaction and communication, and demonstrate rigid, repetitive patterns of behavior. The prevalence of ASD in the population is increasing, and there is a growing need to identify effective treatments for all stages of the lifecycle. Much of the research focuses on young children and adaptive living skills and has not been extrapolated to living a valued life beyond that. A treatment particularly well-suited for the ASD population is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) which targets rigid, restricted patterns of behavior in order to promote psychological flexibility and values-congruent living. This paper illustrates the potential utility of ACT with the ASD population using a case example of a young adult male diagnosed with ASD.

Copyright Date

6-14-2016

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

Rights Holder

Christina Aegerter

Provenance

Received from Author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

34 pgs

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