Exploring the manifestations of anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorders

Victoria Hallett; Luc Lecavalier; Denis G. Sukhodolsky; Noreen Cipriano; Michael G. Aman; James T. McCracken; Christopher J. McDougle; Elaine Tierney; Bryan H. King; Eric Hollander; Linmarie Sikich; Joel Bregman; Evdokia Anagnostou; Craig Donnelly; Lily Katsovich; Kimberly Dukes; Benedetto Vitiello; Kenneth Gadow; Lawrence Scahill

doi:10.1007/s10803-013-1775-1

Exploring the manifestations of anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorders

Victoria Hallett, Luc Lecavalier, Denis G. Sukhodolsky, Noreen Cipriano, Michael G. Aman, James T. McCracken, Christopher J. McDougle, Elaine Tierney, Bryan H. King, Eric Hollander, Linmarie Sikich, Joel Bregman, Evdokia Anagnostou, Craig Donnelly, Lily Katsovich, Kimberly Dukes, Benedetto Vitiello, Kenneth Gadow, Lawrence Scahill

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This study explores the manifestation and measurement of anxiety symptoms in 415 children with ASDs on a 20-item, parent-rated, DSM-IV referenced anxiety scale. In both high and low-functioning children (IQ above vs. below 70), commonly endorsed items assessed restlessness, tension and sleep difficulties. Items requiring verbal expression of worry by the child were rarely endorsed. Higher anxiety was associated with functional language, IQ above 70 and higher scores on several other behavioral measures. Four underlying factors emerged: Generalized Anxiety, Separation Anxiety, Social Anxiety and Over-arousal. Our findings extend our understanding of anxiety across IQ in ASD and provide guidance for improving anxiety outcome measurement.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2341-2352
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	43
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-013-1775-1
State	Published - Oct 1 2013

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Keywords

Anxiety
Autism spectrum disorders
Clinical Trials
Measurement

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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Hallett, V., Lecavalier, L., Sukhodolsky, D. G., Cipriano, N., Aman, M. G., McCracken, J. T., McDougle, C. J., Tierney, E., King, B. H., Hollander, E., Sikich, L., Bregman, J., Anagnostou, E., Donnelly, C., Katsovich, L., Dukes, K., Vitiello, B., Gadow, K., & Scahill, L. (2013). Exploring the manifestations of anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43(10), 2341-2352. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-013-1775-1

Exploring the manifestations of anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorders. / Hallett, Victoria; Lecavalier, Luc; Sukhodolsky, Denis G.; Cipriano, Noreen; Aman, Michael G.; McCracken, James T.; McDougle, Christopher J.; Tierney, Elaine; King, Bryan H.; Hollander, Eric; Sikich, Linmarie; Bregman, Joel; Anagnostou, Evdokia; Donnelly, Craig; Katsovich, Lily; Dukes, Kimberly; Vitiello, Benedetto; Gadow, Kenneth; Scahill, Lawrence.

In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 43, No. 10, 01.10.2013, p. 2341-2352.

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Hallett, V, Lecavalier, L, Sukhodolsky, DG, Cipriano, N, Aman, MG, McCracken, JT, McDougle, CJ, Tierney, E, King, BH, Hollander, E, Sikich, L, Bregman, J, Anagnostou, E, Donnelly, C, Katsovich, L, Dukes, K, Vitiello, B, Gadow, K & Scahill, L 2013, 'Exploring the manifestations of anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorders', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 43, no. 10, pp. 2341-2352. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-013-1775-1

Hallett, Victoria ; Lecavalier, Luc ; Sukhodolsky, Denis G. ; Cipriano, Noreen ; Aman, Michael G. ; McCracken, James T. ; McDougle, Christopher J. ; Tierney, Elaine ; King, Bryan H. ; Hollander, Eric ; Sikich, Linmarie ; Bregman, Joel ; Anagnostou, Evdokia ; Donnelly, Craig ; Katsovich, Lily ; Dukes, Kimberly ; Vitiello, Benedetto ; Gadow, Kenneth ; Scahill, Lawrence. / Exploring the manifestations of anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorders. In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2013 ; Vol. 43, No. 10. pp. 2341-2352.

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