Assessment of Fear in Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Turner, Laura B.; Romanczyk, Raymond G.
Titel	Assessment of Fear in Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 6 (2012) 3, S.1203-1210 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-9467
DOI	10.1016/j.rasd.2012.03.010
Schlagwörter	Autism; Phenomenology; Fear; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Children; Correlation; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Behavior Problems; Communication Skills; Interpersonal Competence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Furcht; Child; Kind; Kinder; Korrelation; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Kommunikationsstil; Interpersonale Kompetenz
Abstract	Although intense fears have been reported in up to 64% of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), little is known about the phenomenology of fear in this population. This study assessed the relationship between fear and core symptoms of autism in children with an ASD. In Phase I of this study, parents of 41 children with an ASD completed the "PDD Behavior Inventory (PDDBI)" and a survey of their child's fears. Social communication abilities were positively correlated with overall levels of fear in children with an ASD. In Phase II the correspondence between parent report of children's fear and direct systematic observations of children's fear reactions was assessed. Results showed poor correspondence between the two assessment methods. Implications of both assessment methods are discussed as well as limitations. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10