Department of Human Ecology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
Department of Psychology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2017 Dec;47(12):3756-3764. doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3184-3.
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at risk for anxiety symptoms. Few anxiety measures are validated for individuals with ASD, and the nature of ASD raises questions about reliability of self-reported anxiety. This study examined longitudinal stability and change of self-reported anxiety in higher functioning youth with ASD (HFASD) compared to youth with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and typical development (TD) using the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (March, 2012; March et al. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 36(4):554-565, 1997). Diagnostic groups demonstrated comparable evidence of stability for most dimensions of anxiety. The HFASD group displayed higher anxiety than both comparison groups, especially physical symptoms. These findings have implications for identification and measurement of anxiety in ASD.
自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童存在焦虑症状的风险。很少有焦虑测量方法在 ASD 个体中得到验证，而 ASD 的性质引发了关于自我报告焦虑可靠性的问题。本研究使用多维焦虑量表（March，2012；March 等人，J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 36(4):554-565，1997），比较了高功能自闭症谱系障碍（HFASD）青少年与注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）和典型发育（TD）青少年的自我报告焦虑的纵向稳定性和变化。各诊断组在大多数焦虑维度上均表现出相当稳定的证据。HFASD 组的焦虑水平高于其他两组，尤其是身体症状。这些发现对 ASD 中的焦虑识别和测量具有重要意义。
