Traditional and Atypical Presentations of Anxiety in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Kerns, Connor Morrow; Kendall, Philip C.; Berry, Leandra; Souders, Margaret C.; Franklin, Martin E.; Schultz, Robert T.; Miller, Judith; Herrington, John
Titel	Traditional and Atypical Presentations of Anxiety in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44 (2014) 11, S.2851-2861 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-014-2141-7
Schlagwörter	Anxiety; Youth; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Autism; Diagnostic Tests; Statistical Analysis; Definitions; Student Characteristics; Stress Variables; Semi Structured Interviews; Student Surveys; Parent Surveys; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Language Skills; Comorbidity; Correlation; Elementary Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Angst; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Autismus; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Statistische Analyse; Begriffsbestimmung; Schülerbefragung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Korrelation
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[subscript 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. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10