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Boulter, Christina; Freeston, Mark; South, Mikle; Rodgers, Jacqui – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Anxiety is a problem for many children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). There is a paucity of models of the cognitive processes underlying this. Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) has utility in explaining anxiety in neurotypical populations but has only recently received attention in ASD. We modelled the relationship between anxiety…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Adolescents
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Ames, Catherine S.; White, Sarah J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
Reports of co-morbid symptoms of ADHD in children with ASD have increased. This research sought to identify ADHD-related behaviours in a sample of children with ASD, and their relationship with the ASD triad of impairments and related cognitive impairments. Children with ASD (n = 55) completed a comprehensive cognitive assessment whilst a…
Descriptors: Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Cognitive Ability
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Szatmari, Peter; Georgiades, Stelios; Duku, Eric; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie; Goldberg, Jeremy; Bennett, Terry – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
Given the recent findings regarding the association between alexithymia and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the accumulating evidence for the presence of the Broader Autism Phenotype (BAP) in relatives of individuals with ASD, we further explored the construct of alexithymia in parents of children with ASD as a potential part of the BAP. We…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Autism, Parents, Psychometrics