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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 12/2015

05-08-2015 | S.I. : ASD in Adulthood: Comorbidity and Intervention

Comorbid Social Anxiety Disorder in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Auteurs: Brenna B. Maddox, Susan W. White

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 12/2015

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Abstract

Social anxiety symptoms are common among cognitively unimpaired youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Few studies have investigated the co-occurrence of social anxiety disorder (SAD) in adults with ASD, although identification may aid access to effective treatments and inform our scientific efforts to parse heterogeneity. In this preliminary study, we examined the clinical presentation of SAD in adults with ASD (n = 28), relative to SAD uncomplicated by ASD (n = 26). A large subset (50 %) of the adults with ASD met diagnostic criteria for SAD. The adults with ASD plus SAD differed from those with ASD without SAD on several characteristics. Findings demonstrate that many adults with ASD are aware of their social difficulties and experience impairing social anxiety.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Comorbid Social Anxiety Disorder in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Auteurs
Brenna B. Maddox
Susan W. White
Publicatiedatum
05-08-2015
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 12/2015
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2531-5

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