Group therapy to help children with autism and intellectual disability manage strong emotions
Tests a group therapy program for emotion control in children with autism and intellectual disability.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Regulating Together for Intellectual Disability and Autism: A Group Behavioral Therapy for for Emotion Dysregulation
Key facts
- Where
- Kansas City, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 8 and 12 years old?
Source: NCT07624448, who can take part
Where in United States
- Children's MercyKansas City, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
- Trial code
- NCT07624448
- Record updated
- 3 September 2026
- Original description
The goal of this study is to help children with autism and a co-occurring intellectual disability and their families learn practical strategies for managing issues like irritability, aggression, and other challenging behaviors. The main objective of this study is:Read full original descriptionShow less
Adapting a Group Intervention for Emotion Dysregulation in Autism and Intellectual Disability
The goal of this study is to help children with autism and a co-occurring intellectual disability and their families learn practical strategies for managing issues like irritability, aggression, and other challenging behaviors. The main objective of this study is:
To adapt current Regulating Together materials to create an outpatient group program for emotion dysregulation in autism and co-occurring intellectual disability (ASD + ID) that will improve psychosocial outcomes for youth with ASD + ID.
Child Participant Inclusion Criteria:; Males, females, or non-binary youth between 8 and 12 years of age; Confirmed diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); Confirmed diagnosis of Intellectual Disability; Fluent in spoken English; Use of flexible phrase speech or greater; Meeting clinically significant emotion dysregulation criteria; Willing to participate in twice weekly 90-minute sessions; Family is willing to keep prescribed psychiatric medication and outside behavioral interventions stable; Parent, guardian, or legally authorized representative (LAR) must provide written permission on behalf of the participant; Child Participant Exclusion Criteria:; Initiation of new psychosocial intervention within 30 days prior to first day of treatment; Presence of physical aggression in the child directed towards a peer outside the home (i.e., non-siblings) that resulted in injury within 30 days prior to screening. Other significant disruptive, aggressive, self-injurious, or sexually inappropriate behavior felt to be dangerous or overly disruptive to the group sessions will be reviewed by the study team on an individual basis; Presence of comorbid major neuropsychiatric illness warranting other treatment approaches; Presence of any major sensory impairment that would limit participating in the material including blindness or uncorrected hearing loss; Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:; Age ≥ 18 years; Lives and cares for their child with ASD+ID for > 50% of the year; Fluent in spoken English; Willing to participate in twice weekly 90-minute sessions, including one virtual session weekly; Caregiver Exclusion Criteria:; -Presence of any major sensory impairment that would limit participating in the material including blindness or uncorrected hearing loss.