ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2020
Anxiety in 3- to 7-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder seeking treatment for disruptive behavior.
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- The relationshipbetween anxiety and social outcomes in autistic children and adolescents: A meta-analysis.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of emotion regulation in parent-mediated interventions for autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Basal Sympathetic Nervous System Functioning in Autism: A Systematic Review of Neurochemical Studies.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Early detection of anxiety symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder: An exploratory study in a Spanish sample of 3-6 year old children.PloS one · 2025Article
- Time is of the essence: Age at autism diagnosis, sex assigned at birth, and psychopathology.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024Article
- Refining our Understanding of Anxiety in Autistic Youth: Examining the Role of Behavioral Inflexibility.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Autism interest intensity in early childhood associates with executive functioning but not reward sensitivity or anxiety symptoms.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2022Article
- Assessing Irritability in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Using the Affective Reactivity Index.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Article
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Abstract
Anxiety is a common and impairing problem in children with autism spectrum disorder, but little is known about it in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder. This article reports on the characteristics of anxiety symptoms in young children with autism spectrum disorder using a parent-completed rating scale. One hundred and eighty children (age 3-7 years) participated in a clinical trial of parent training for disruptive behaviors. Anxiety was measured as part of pre-treatment subject characterization with 16 items from the Early Childhood Inventory, a parent-completed scale on child psychiatric symptoms. Parents also completed other measures of behavioral problems. Sixty-seven percent of children were rated by their parents as having two or more clinically significant symptoms of anxiety. There were no differences in the Early Childhood Inventory anxiety severity scores of children with IQ < 70 and those with ⩾70. Higher levels of anxiety were associated with severity of oppositional defiant behavior and social disability. Anxiety symptoms are common in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder. These findings are consistent with earlier work in school-age children with autism spectrum disorder. There were no differences in anxiety between children with IQ below 70 and those with IQ of 70 and above. Social withdrawal and oppositional behavior were associated with anxiety in young children with autism spectrum disorder.
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