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ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2020

Relationship Among Sensory Over-Responsivity, Problem Behaviors, and Anxiety in Emerging Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Ya-Cing Syu, Pai-Chuan Huang, Tsui-Ying Wang, Yen-Ching Chang, Ling-Yi Lin

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. A Systematic Review of Passing as Non-autistic in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2021
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  4. 'I feel trapped in my safe clothes': The impact of tactile hyper-sensitivity on autistic adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025
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  8. Inner experiences, mental health, and well-being in autistic and non-autistic adults.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2024
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Ya-Cing SyuDepartment of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Pai-Chuan HuangDepartment of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Tsui-Ying WangDepartment of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Yen-Ching ChangDepartment of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Ling-Yi LinDepartment of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-1438-0820

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDespite the highly prevailing rate of sensory over-responsivity, problem behaviors, and anxiety among emerging adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), little is known about the nature of their experiences. While previous studies have indicated potential relationships among these conditions, their connections still need to be clarified. This study aimed to examine the relationships between sensory over-responsivity, problem behaviors, and anxiety.

methodsFifty-seven emerging adults with ASD (M

resultsThe percentage of emerging adults with ASD who scored more than most people in the two quadrants were sensation sensitivity = 33.3% and sensation avoiding = 26.3%. Approximately 66.7%, 27.5%, and 50.9% of participants had internalizing behaviors, externalizing behaviors, and asocial behaviors, respectively. Approximately, 64.9% of the participants scored on or above the cut-off score of 6 on the GAD-7. Sensation sensitivity and sensation avoiding were significantly correlated to problem behaviors; and anxiety was a mediating variable that accounts for the relationships between sensory over-responsivity and problem behaviors.

conclusionThese results indicated that emerging adults with ASD showing problem behaviors might also report more exaggerated responses toward sensory inputs and experience more anxiety symptoms. The results indicate that sensory over-responsivity, problem behaviors, and anxiety may have common underlying mechanisms. Findings can be useful to understand the impacts of such difficulties for emerging adults with ASD.

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anxietyautism spectrum disorderproblem behaviorssensory over-responsivity

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PMCPMC7522413

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