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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2025

Concurrent Validity of the Anxiety Disorders Section of the Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule- Autism Spectrum Addendum (ADIS-ASA) in Autistic Youth.

Samuel D Spencer, Caitlin M Pinciotti, Callie Murphy, Alyssa Hertz, Andrew D Wiese, Jeffrey J Wood, Philip C Kendall, Eric A Storch

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Samuel D SpencerDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. samuel.spencer@bcm.edu.
Caitlin M PinciottiDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Callie MurphyDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Alyssa HertzDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Andrew D WieseDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Jeffrey J WoodDepartment of Education, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
Philip C KendallDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA.
Eric A StorchDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.

Funding

Preclinical and Clincial OutcomesP50HD103555 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Sandesh Chakravarthy Sreenath Nagamani, David Loren Nelson · 2020 to 2026
$9.9M
1/3 Treatment of Anxiety in Autism Spectrum DisorderR01HD080098 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI WOOD, JEFFREY JAMES · 2014 to 2016
$663k
3/3 Treatment of anxiety in autism spectrum disorderR01HD080097 · NICHD · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI KENDALL, PHILIP C · 2014 to 2016
$563k
2/3 Treatment of Anxiety in Autism Spectrum DisorderR01HD080096 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI STORCH, ERIC A. · 2014 to 2016
$471k
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development P50HD103555NIH HHS R01-HD080096NIH HHS R01HD080097NIH HHS R01HD080098
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Abstract

purposeExamine the concurrent validity of specific Anxiety Disorders Section of the Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule for DSM-IV-Autism Spectrum Addendum (ADIS-ASA)-Parent Interview in a sample of 167 autistic youth who met diagnostic criteria for an anxiety-related disorder (M

methodsConcurrent validity of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-defined ADIS-ASA anxiety disorder diagnostic caseness was examined via relations with (a) parent-reported dimensions of youth anxiety symptomology and (b) dimensional measures of youth anxiety-related functional impairment, respectively, using logistic regression models and point-biserial correlations.

resultsSignificant relations were found between separation anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder (but not generalized anxiety disorder nor obsessive-compulsive disorder) caseness, respectively, and theoretically consistent facets of dimensional youth anxiety symptomology. Relations between ADIS-ASA diagnostic caseness and youth functional impairment-related variables revealed that only separation anxiety disorder demonstrated robust evidence of convergent validity.

conclusionDespite mixed findings concerning relations between ADIS-ASA anxiety disorder diagnostic caseness and dimensional measures of anxiety severity and anxiety-related impairment, the present findings provide further support for the status of the ADIS-ASA as a gold standard for assessment of anxiety in autistic youth. This work also highlights the importance of continuing to improve precision in measurement of anxiety symptomology in autistic youth, with implications for clinical assessment.

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Anxiety DisordersAutism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderInterview, PsychologicalPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesAdolescentChildDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleHumansMaleParentsReproducibility of ResultsAnxiety disorderAnxiety Disorder Interview Schedule for DSM-IV-P- Autism Spectrum AddendumAutismChildrenConcurrent validity

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