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A Comparison of Two School Based Interventions to Manage Anxiety in Autistic Students

Awardee: Katherine Pickard, PhD., Emory University

Co-Investigator: Reaven, Judith PhD, JFK Partners, University of Colorado School of Medicine 

Specific Aims: 

  1. Examine the relationship between interdisciplinary school team processes, perceptions of team effectiveness, and the adoption and implementation of graded exposure when delivered to autistic students. 
  2. Evaluate the extent to which team processes predict the adoption and fidelity of graded exposure above and beyond individual school providers’ self-efficacy and attitudes towards delivering graded exposure to autistic students.
  3. Explore the relevance of individual-, team-, and school-based implementation strategies to increase the adoption and use of graded exposure within public schools.