Factors Affecting Emotion Regulation Skills Deficit in Individuals with High-Functioning Autism Disorder: A Systematic Review Study

Although emotion regulation skills deficit is a common feature of autism spectrum disorder, there is little research background related to the deficit of emotion regulation skills in individuals with high-functioning autism disorder. Therefore, the present study was conducted to systematically review the factors affecting the deficit of emotion regulation skills in individuals with high-functioning autism disorder.

This research was a systematic review study. Findings from 2000 to 2023 according to keywords of emotion regulation skill in individuals with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder, emotion regulation skill in individuals with high-functioning autism disorder, emotion regulation skill deficit in individuals with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder, and emotion regulation skill deficit in individual with high-functioning autism disorder in databases of Magiran, Elmnet, Noor Magz, Irandoc, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Springer, PubMed, Scopus, and Sage were checked using the PRISMA checklist, and at the end, 13 articles were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria.

The results of the current research showed that disability in processing emotional expressions and expressing emotional experiences, disability in theory of mind, and disability in executive functions are among the most important factors affecting the deficit of emotion regulation skills in individuals with high-functioning autism disorder.

Improving the processing of emotional expressions and the expression of emotional experiences, theory of mind and executive functions of individuals with high-functioning autism disorder can play an effective role in reducing the deficit of emotion regulation skills in these individuals.