ArticleJournal of neurodevelopmental disorders2013
Examining associations between anxiety and cortisol in high functioning male children with autism.
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- A huggable device can reduce the stress of calling an unfamiliar person on the phone for individuals with ASD.PloS one · 2021Trial
- Changes in anxiety following a randomized control trial of a theatre-based intervention for youth with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2017Trial
- A Scoping Review of the Impact of Theatre-Based Techniques in Children and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Conceptualizing Autism as a Behavioral Network: Transdiagnostic Associations with Co-occurring Psychiatric Conditions.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2026Article
- A Comprehensive Investigation of Social Anxiety and Social Evaluative Stress in Autistic Children and Adolescents and Specific Learning Disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Stress-induced brain extracellular vesicles ameliorate anxiety behavior.Translational psychiatry · 2025Article
- Sensory Processing and Anxiety: Within and Beyond the Autism Spectrum.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2025Review
- Social Context in Stress and Autism: Comparing Physiological Profiles Across Two Social Paradigms in Youth with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder.Research in autism spectrum disorders · 2024Article
- Brief Report: The Effectiveness of Hugging a Huggable Device Before Having a Conversation with an Unfamiliar Person for Autism Spectrum Disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Article
- Evaluating deep learning EEG-based mental stress classification in adolescents with autism for breathing entrainment BCI.Brain informatics · 2021Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on stress, anxiety, and coping in youth with and without autism and their parents.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2021Article
- A Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Driving for Autistic Teens and Adults: A Pilot Study.Autism in adulthood · 2021Article
- Evidence for decreased parasympathetic response to a novel peer interaction in older children with autism spectrum disorder: a case-control study.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2021Article
- Camouflaging in Autism: Examining Sex-Based and Compensatory Models in Social Cognition and Communication.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2021Article
- The Association Between Psychological Symptoms and Self-Reported Temporomandibular Disorders Pain Symptoms in Children and Adolescents.Frontiers in oral health · 2021Article
- Peer Actors and Theater Techniques Play Pivotal Roles in Improving Social Play and Anxiety for Children With Autism.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Role-Play-Based Guidance for Job Interviews Using an Android Robot for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
- Comparing stress and arousal systems in response to different social contexts in children with ASD.Biological psychology · 2019Article
- Profiles and Correlates of Parent-Child Agreement on Social Anxiety Symptoms in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2018Article
- The Role of Context in Psychosocial Stress among Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Piloting a Semi-structured, Videogame-based Paradigm.Journal of intellectual & developmental disability · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by deficits in communication and social ability, as well as restricted interests and repetitive behavior. Anxiety is a persistent anticipation or apprehension about one or more situations to which a person is exposed, and affects many people, including children with ASD. Stress, by contrast, is a response to situations that are threatening, uncontrollable, or unexpected. Indices of anxiety are often measured through informants, with parents and teachers serving as the primary sources of reported anxiety in children. However, self-report measures exist, allowing current (state) and persistent (trait) anxiety to be assessed. The current study was designed to evaluate whether children with autism could identify their own levels of anxiety and the degree to which these levels were associated with symptom profile and physiological arousal.
methodsSelf-reported state and trait anxiety were collected during exposure to different stress paradigms for 40 children (21 typically developing, 19 with autistic disorder) and compared to parent reported social ability (Social Responsiveness Scale) and stress responsivity (cortisol).
resultsSignificant differences were found between typically developing and children with autism for both state and trait anxiety across all conditions. Associations were identified between severity of parent-reported social impairment and both types of self-report anxiety. No relationship was found between stress (salivary cortisol) and anxiety in children with autism.
conclusionsChildren with autism are able to consistently report their persistent level of anxiety symptoms in stressful situations of benign character. Therefore, the inclusion of such measures may be useful in identifying and tracking symptoms in children with autism under appropriate circumstances.
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