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Review
. 2020 May 5;16(2):e1086.
doi: 10.1002/cl2.1086. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Interventions for anxiety in mainstream school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review

Kylie Hillman  1 , Katherine Dix  2 , Kashfee Ahmed  2 , Petra Lietz  2 , Jenny Trevitt  1 , Elizabeth O'Grady  1 , Mirko Uljarević  3 , Giacomo Vivanti  4 , Darren Hedley  5
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Interventions for anxiety in mainstream school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review

Kylie Hillman et al. Campbell Syst Rev. .
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PRISMA flow diagram outlining process of study selection
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Forest plot of studies included in the meta‐analysis, with risk of bias summary
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Funnel plot of the 24 included studies
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Forest plot of clinician‐reported outcome measures with risk of bias summary
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Forest plot of parent‐reported outcome measures with risk of bias summary
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Forest plot of self‐reported outcome measures with risk of bias summary
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Forest plot comparing treatments with and without family involvement
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Forest plot comparing treatments that involve individual or group participation
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