Gillott A, Furniss F, Walter A
Department of Learning Disabilities, Highbury Hospital, Bulwell, Nottingham, UK.
Autism. 2001 Sep;5(3):277-86. doi: 10.1177/1362361301005003005.
High-functioning children with autism were compared with two control groups on measures of anxiety and social worries. Comparison control groups consisted of children with specific language impairment (SLI) and normally developing children. Each group consisted of 15 children between the ages of 8 and 12 years and were matched for age and gender. Children with autism were found to be most anxious on both measures. High anxiety subscale scores for the autism group were separation anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. These findings are discussed within the context of theories of autism and anxiety in the general population of children. Suggestions for future research are made.
将患有自闭症的高功能儿童与两个对照组在焦虑和社交担忧方面进行了比较。对照比较组包括患有特定语言障碍（SLI）的儿童和发育正常的儿童。每组由15名年龄在8至12岁之间的儿童组成，并在年龄和性别上进行了匹配。结果发现，自闭症儿童在这两项指标上都最为焦虑。自闭症组的高焦虑子量表得分是分离焦虑和强迫症。这些发现是在儿童总体人群中自闭症和焦虑理论的背景下进行讨论的。并提出了未来研究的建议。
