Social Communication Symptoms in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Predicting Comorbid Anxiety Disorder

Relatively few measures have been examined for their psychometric properties when assessing anxiety among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and the relationship between ASD and anxiety symptoms remains poorly understood. This study examined the relationship between ASD symptoms on the So...

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Published inJournal of psychoeducational assessment Vol. 38; no. 8; pp. 942 - 953
Main Authors Cleinmark, Patricia D., Freeman, Ashley N. M., McKenney, Elizabeth L. W., Kehl, LeAnna, Hupp, Stephen D. A., Jewell, Jeremy D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.12.2020
Subjects
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders
Autism
Children
Comorbidity
Correlation
Interaction
Measures (Individuals)
Parents
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Severity (of Disability)
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
anxiety
diagnosis
comorbid/ity
autism spectrum disorder
measurement
social communication
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Summary:Relatively few measures have been examined for their psychometric properties when assessing anxiety among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and the relationship between ASD and anxiety symptoms remains poorly understood. This study examined the relationship between ASD symptoms on the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) and comorbid clinical anxiety. In a sample of 2,435 participants, parents of children with ASD and comorbid anxiety endorsed more frequent or severe ASD symptoms than parents of children without comorbid anxiety. Severity of ASD symptoms was a significant predictor of anxiety status and approached clinical significance. Implications for measurement of anxiety among children with ASD are discussed, including that areas of symptom presentation should be carefully evaluated, and that the onset or worsening of anxiety may affect ASD symptom presentation.
ISSN:0734-2829
1557-5144
DOI:10.1177/0734282920930539