Emotion dysregulation (ED) is characterized by deficits in the ability to evaluate and modulate emotions, and can be expressed as meltdowns, shutdowns, tantrums, mood instability, irritability, aggression, self-harm, elopement, etc. ED can lead to a wide range of struggles with mental and physical health, such as impaired memory, disrupted communication and social bonds affecting relationship formation, loneliness, anxiety, depression, and insomnia, among others. ED is a typical struggle for children on the autism spectrum, and it may lead to the undesirable development of habitual interfering behaviors for regulating emotions. This may happen when children do not acquire constructive skills for regulating their emotions (i.e., emotional regulation (ER) strategies). ER is a complex process that encompasses controlling the intensity, duration, and types of emotions experienced. ER entails successful up-regulation of constructive emotions, where the regulation process can be goal-directed. Successfully learning how to regulate emotions can lead to improved interpersonal relationships, and some research suggests that it may decrease the risk of depression and anxiety.