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Brief Report: Discrete Effortful Control Skills Moderate Relations between Childhood Behavioural Inhibition and Mental Health Difficulties in Autistic Youth
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Chetcuti, Lacey; Richdale, Amanda L.; Haschek, Alexandra; Uljarevic, Mirko; Lawson, Lauren P. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Studies of the general population suggest that the risk for mental health difficulties conferred by dispositional behavioural inhibition (BI) may be modified by self-regulation; however, this possibility has not been explored in the context of autism. This study investigated the moderating effects of attentional-, activation-, and inhibitory…
Descriptors: Youth, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology)
Developmental Paths to Anxiety in an Autism-Enriched Infant Cohort: The Role of Temperamental Reactivity and Regulation
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Ersoy, Mutluhan; Charman, Tony; Pasco, Greg; Carr, Ewan; Johnson, Mark H.; Jones, Emily J. H. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
The aim of this study was to explore the associations between temperamental reactivity and regulation and the emergence of anxiety traits in a longitudinal sample of infants enriched for later ASD. Parents of 143 infants who were at high- and low-risk for ASD rated their child's temperament traits when they were 9, 15 and 24 months old; they rated…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Personality Traits, Emotional Response
Alexithymia in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Its Relationship to Internalising Difficulties, Sensory Modulation and Social Cognition
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Milosavljevic, Bosiljka; Carter Leno, Virginia; Simonoff, Emily; Baird, Gillian; Pickles, Andrew; Jones, Catherine R.; Erskine, Catherine; Charman, Tony; Happé, Francesca – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Alexithymia is a personality trait frequently found in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and has been linked to impairments in emotion recognition and empathy. The presentation of alexithymia within ASD at younger ages remains unexplored, and was examined in the present study. Alexithymia rates were significantly elevated in ASD (55%;…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Personality Traits, Emotional Response
Multirater Congruence on the Social Skills Assessment of Children with Asperger Syndrome: Self, Mother, Father, and Teacher Ratings
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Kalyva, Efrosini – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010
Children with Asperger Syndrome (AS) who attend mainstream settings face social skills deficits that have not been adequately explored. This study aims to examine social skills through self-reports of children with AS (N = 21) and a matched group of typically developing peers, as well as reports from their mothers, fathers, and teachers. Results…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Asperger Syndrome, Assertiveness, Anxiety
Psychiatric Symptoms and Psychosocial Difficulties in Young Adults with Autistic Traits
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Kanne, Stephen M.; Christ, Shawn E.; Reiersen, Angela M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
A screening version of the social responsiveness scale (SRS) was administered to 1,847 university students to identify a subgroup reporting significantly greater autism traits relative to their peers (High SRS group). A group reporting minimal autism traits was also identified (Low SRS group) matched for age, gender, and attentional difficulties.…
Descriptors: Autism, Young Adults, Personality Traits, Student Characteristics
"Autistic" Traits in Non-Autistic Japanese Populations: Relationships with Personality Traits and Cognitive Ability
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Kunihira, Yura; Senju, Atsushi; Dairoku, Hitoshi; Wakabayashi, Akio; Hasegawa, Toshikazu – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
We explored the relationships between "autistic" traits as measured by the AQ (Autism-Spectrum Quotient; Baron-Cohen et al., J. Autism Develop. Disord. (2001b) 31 5) and various personality traits or cognitive ability, which usually coincide with autistic symptoms, for general populations. Results showed the AQ was associated with…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Autism, Cognitive Ability, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)