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The Impact of Stress and Anxiety on Individuals with Autism and Developmental Disabilities

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Stress and anxiety have historically played a role in many theories of personality and behavior. Both psychoanalytic theorists and behaviorists have postulated that anxiety is the central component of neurotic disorders. Operant investigators, however, have been reluctant to use the concept of anxiety either as an explanatory concept or in a descriptive manner.

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  3. Center for Clinical Research, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA

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  4. State University of New York, Binghamton, New York, 13902, USA

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Groden, J., Cautela, J., Prince, S., Berryman, J. (1994). The Impact of Stress and Anxiety on Individuals with Autism and Developmental Disabilities. In: Schopler, E., Mesibov, G.B. (eds) Behavioral Issues in Autism. Current Issues in Autism. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9400-7_9

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