Murphy, Suzanne M.Chowdhury, UttomWhite, Susan W.Reynolds, LauraDonald, LouisaGahan, HilaryIqbal, ZeinabKulkarni, MaheshScrivener, LouiseShaker-Naeeni, HadiPress, Dee A.2019-09-182019-09-182017-110162-3257http://hdl.handle.net/10919/93758The use of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) as a treatment for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been explored in a number of trials. Whilst CBT appears superior to no treatment or treatment as usual, few studies have assessed CBT against a control group receiving an alternative therapy. Our randomised controlled trial compared use of CBT against person-centred counselling for anxiety in 36 young people with ASD, ages 12-18. Outcome measures included parent- teacher- and self-reports of anxiety and social disability. Whilst each therapy produced improvements in participants, neither therapy was superior to the other to a significant degree on any measure. This is consistent with findings for adults.application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalRandomised controlled trialCognitive behavioural therapyCounsellingAutism spectrum disorderAnxietyAdolescentArticle - Refereedhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3252-84711287705271573-3432