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Decision-making and anxiety
The Fun and Games StudyJacqui Rodgers,
Laura Gray & Sarah Wigham
What are we interested in?• Understanding why children & young people with
an ASD are vulnerable to anxiety
• Discovering whether thinking styles associated with ASD might contribute to the development and continuation of anxiety
• This may help us to develop more effective ways of providing support to young people with ASD and their families if anxiety is a problem
Our Methods:The fun and Games project
• The Iowa Gambling Task
• The Rule violation task
• Measuring responses to the tasks
Who has taken part?
• In the UK – 25 children with ASD aged between 8-16 & their
parents– 25 children without ASD aged between 8-16 &
their parents • In the USA – 35 children with ASD aged between 10-16 & their
parents– 34 children without ASD aged between 10-16 &
their parents
Our Findings so far:Making decisions
Comparing ‘rational’ and ‘emotional’ decisions
Implications and next steps
• Young people with ASD may find it more difficult to ‘listen’ to emotional cues to guide their decisions/behaviour
• This may have a big impact in social & emotional situations
Next steps:• Finish our analysis!• Consider the clinical/educational implications
