Inclusion Criteria:  Fulfil the diagnostic criteria for one or more anxiety diagnoses on the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: Parent & Child interview schedule (ADIS C/P) Obtained a diagnosis of ASD according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition (ICD 10)  Exclusion Criteria:  low intellectual functioning (<70) active psychosis untreated hyperkinetic disorder inability to speak Danish inability to leave the home inability to attend a group setting inability to meet for treatment caused by other psychiatric disorders.