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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2025

Associations Between the SRS-2 and the ASEBA Adult Self Report: Implications for Interpretation of the SRS-2 in Autistic Adults.

Linnea A Lampinen, Jeannine E Ederer, Vanessa H Bal

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Linnea A LampinenDepartment of Psychology, Rutgers University- New Brunswick, 152 Frelinghuysen Rd, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4379-5782
Jeannine E EdererGraduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University- New Brunswick, 152 Frelinghuysen Rd, 604 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA.
Vanessa H BalGraduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University- New Brunswick, 152 Frelinghuysen Rd, 604 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA. vanessa.bal@rutgers.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0750-823X

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purposeThe Social Responsiveness Scale, 2nd Edition (SRS-2) is widely used to characterize autistic features and screen for autism in clinical and research settings. Previous research indicates that scores on the parent-report SRS-2 School-age form are associated with internalizing and externalizing symptoms in both autistic and non-autistic children, yet less is known about the self-report SRS-2-Adult (SRS-2-A). Considering the widespread use of the SRS-2-A for a variety of different research and clinical purposes, examining how non-autism-specific factors affect SRS-2-A scores is warranted.

methodsThis study aimed to examine the relationship between scores on the SRS-2-A and the ASEBA Adult Self Report in a sample of 203 autistic independent adults.

resultsFindings indicate that the SRS-2-A was significantly associated with scales designed to screen for internalizing, externalizing, and personality disorders. The Avoidant Personality scale has direct overlap with SRS-2 items, which may partially explain associations with this scale. The Depressive and Anxiety scales are somewhat less easily explained.

conclusionTaken together, results suggest that SRS-2-A scores may reflect a combination of diagnostic and autism-related features, as well as symptoms associated with non-autism co-occurring conditions. Caution is warranted when using SRS-2-A scores to characterize autistic adults. Information from multiple sources is needed to help distinguish autistic features from those related to commonly co-occurring conditions, such as depression and anxiety, and ultimately inform understanding of how these features interact with other individual and contextual factors to improve measurement of autism diagnostic features.

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