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- The study investigated both traditional and atypical forms of anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), involving 59 participants aged 7-17.
- Results showed that 17% of the participants had traditional anxiety, 15% had atypical anxiety, and 31% experienced both types.
- Key predictors for traditional anxiety included language ability and hypersensitivity, while traditional anxiety and ASD symptoms were linked to atypical anxiety, suggesting both overlapping and unique anxiety presentations in youth with ASD.
Article Abstract
We assessed anxiety consistent (i.e., "traditional") and inconsistent (i.e., "atypical") with diagnostic and statistical manual (DSM) definitions in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Differential relationships between traditional anxiety, atypical anxiety, child characteristics, anxiety predictors and ASD-symptomology were explored. Fifty-nine participants (7-17 years, M(age) = 10.48 years; IQ > 60) with ASD and parents completed semi-structured interviews, self- and parent-reports. Seventeen percent of youth presented with traditional anxiety, 15 % with atypical anxiety, and 31 % with both. Language ability, anxious cognitions and hypersensitivity predicted traditional anxiety, whereas traditional anxiety and ASD symptoms predicted atypical anxiety. Findings suggest youth with ASD express anxiety in ways similar and dissimilar to DSM definitions. Similarities support the presence of comorbid anxiety disorders in ASD. Whether dissimilarities are unique to ASD requires further examination.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5441227 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2141-7 | DOI Listing |
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