Social difficulties in youth with autism with and without anxiety and ADHD symptoms

Alana J. McVey; Hillary K. Schiltz; Angela D. Haendel; Bridget K. Dolan; Kirsten S. Willar; Sheryl S. Pleiss; Jeffrey S. Karst; Mary Carlson; Wendy Krueger; Christina C. Murphy; Christina L. Casnar; Brianna Yund; Amy Vaughan Van Hecke

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Social difficulties in youth with autism with and without anxiety and ADHD symptoms

Alana J. McVey, Hillary K. Schiltz, Angela D. Haendel, Bridget K. Dolan, Kirsten S. Willar, Sheryl S. Pleiss, Jeffrey S. Karst, Mary Carlson, Wendy Krueger, Christina C. Murphy, Christina L. Casnar, Brianna Yund, Amy Vaughan Van Hecke

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Social difficulties inherent to autism spectrum disorder are often linked with co-occurring symptoms of anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The present study sought to examine the relation between such co-occurring symptoms and social challenges. Parents of adolescents with autism (N = 113) reported upon social challenges via the social responsiveness scale (SRS) and anxiety and ADHD symptomatology via the Child Behavior Checklist. Results revealed differences in SRS scores across co-occurring symptom subgroups (Anxiety, ADHD, Both, Neither)—namely, adolescents with autism and anxiety as well as those with autism, anxiety, and ADHD showed greater scores on the SRS than the other groups. Implications for research and clinical practice are discussed and recommendations are offered. Autism Research 2018, 11: 1679–1689.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1679-1689
Number of pages	11
Journal	Autism Research
Volume	11
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2039
State	Published - Dec 2018
Externally published	Yes

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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
autism
social responsiveness scale

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