Why do people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) tend to avoid social interaction? A relevant study to help answer this question was undertaken by Gerber and associates. They compared 155 autistic youth to 145 neurotypical youth in terms of how much they enjoyed interacting with others. These researchers found that autistic youth enjoyed social interaction less than others, and that this lack of enjoyment was associated with social anxiety.
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy is the Best Intervention for Social Anxiety Disorder
Mayo-Wilson and colleagues performed a meta-analysis across 41 interventions for patients with social anxiety disorder including cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychodynamic therapy, psychopharmacological therapy, and others. Based on the results from 101 clinical trials including over 13,000 participants, including various control groups, they concluded that cognitive-behavior therapy was best for most patients. For patients for whom cognitive-behavior therapy was not appropriate, they recommended psychopharmacological therapy as the next best treatment.
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Dr Martin Fracker 