Does the Presence of Anxiety and ADHD Symptoms Add to Social Impairment in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Factor, RS; Ryan, SM; Farley, JP; Ollendick, TH; Scarpa, A

Does the Presence of Anxiety and ADHD Symptoms Add to Social Impairment in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Factor, RS Ryan, SM Farley, JP Ollendick, TH Scarpa, A

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Citation:: J Autism Dev Disord, 2017, 47, (4), pp. 1122-1134
Issue Date:: 2017-04

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dc.contributor.author	Factor, RS
dc.contributor.author	Ryan, SM
dc.contributor.author	Farley, JP
dc.contributor.author	Ollendick, TH
dc.contributor.author	Scarpa, A
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-22T22:01:44Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-22T22:01:44Z
dc.date.issued	2017-04
dc.identifier.citation	J Autism Dev Disord, 2017, 47, (4), pp. 1122-1134
dc.identifier.issn	0162-3257
dc.identifier.issn	1573-3432
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/162005
dc.description.abstract	Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience internalizing and externalizing problems at higher rates than typically developing children, which could worsen social impairment. The present study compared impairment scores (social responsiveness scale, 2nd edition; SRS-2 scores) in 57 children (3-17 years, 82.5% male) with ASD, either with or without heightened levels of anxiety or ADHD symptoms, all per parent report. Children with heightened anxiety problems showed higher scores on four SRS-2 subscales (Social Cognition, Social Communication, Social Motivation, and Restricted Interests and Repetitive Behavior). Children with heightened ADHD traits showed higher scores on two subscales (Social Communication and Social Awareness). These findings suggest similarities and differences in how social deficits in ASD may worsen with anxiety or ADHD symptoms.
dc.format	Print
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.relation.ispartof	J Autism Dev Disord
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s10803-016-3025-9
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	13 Education, 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Developmental & Child Psychology
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Anxiety
dc.subject.mesh	Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
dc.subject.mesh	Autism Spectrum Disorder
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Communication
dc.subject.mesh	Databases, Factual
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Motivation
dc.subject.mesh	Social Behavior
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Communication
dc.subject.mesh	Social Behavior
dc.subject.mesh	Anxiety
dc.subject.mesh	Motivation
dc.subject.mesh	Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
dc.subject.mesh	Databases, Factual
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Autism Spectrum Disorder
dc.title	Does the Presence of Anxiety and ADHD Symptoms Add to Social Impairment in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	13 Education
utslib.for	17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
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Abstract:

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience internalizing and externalizing problems at higher rates than typically developing children, which could worsen social impairment. The present study compared impairment scores (social responsiveness scale, 2nd edition; SRS-2 scores) in 57 children (3-17 years, 82.5% male) with ASD, either with or without heightened levels of anxiety or ADHD symptoms, all per parent report. Children with heightened anxiety problems showed higher scores on four SRS-2 subscales (Social Cognition, Social Communication, Social Motivation, and Restricted Interests and Repetitive Behavior). Children with heightened ADHD traits showed higher scores on two subscales (Social Communication and Social Awareness). These findings suggest similarities and differences in how social deficits in ASD may worsen with anxiety or ADHD symptoms.

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