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The Association between Self-Rated Social Anxiety, Social Functioning, and Eating Disturbances in Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Sharpley, Chris; Bitsika, Vicki – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
Eating Disturbances (ED) are common in young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and may be influenced by Social Functioning and Social Anxiety, but no report has been made of the relative associations between these factors. Fifty-three girls with ASD aged (M age = 9.6 yr, range = 6 yr to 14 yr) rated their Social Anxiety and their ED, and…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Anxiety
Perceptions of Social and Work Functioning Are Related to Social Anxiety and Executive Function in Autistic Adults
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Woolard, Alix; Stratton, Elizabeth; Demetriou, Eleni A.; Boulton, Kelsie A.; Pellicano, Elizabeth; Glozier, Nick; Gibbs, Vicki; Rogerson, Nicole; Quinn, Philippa; Hickie, Ian B.; Guastella, Adam J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Autistic adults report concerns with social skills and unemployment. Despite anxiety and difficulty with executive cognitive skills being associated with autism, no studies to date have investigated relationships between anxiety or executive cognition with social and work functioning. This study aimed to investigate the associations between…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults, Anxiety
Dissociation in How Core Autism Features Relate to Interoceptive Dimensions: Evidence from Cardiac Awareness in Children
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Palser, E. R.; Fotopoulou, A.; Pellicano, E.; Kilner, J. M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Interoception in autism is receiving increasing research attention. Previously, differences were identified in autism on both objective and subjective measures of interoception, and an association with anxiety. Yet, it is currently unknown how interoception relates to core autism features. Here, in 49 autistic children, we consider how…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Self Concept, Perception
Perceptions of Self and Other: Social Judgments and Gaze Patterns to Videos of Adolescents with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Grossman, Ruth B.; Mertens, Julia; Zane, Emily – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Neurotypical adults often form negative first impressions of individuals with autism spectrum disorder and are less interested in engaging with them socially. In contrast, individuals with autism spectrum disorder actively seek out the company of others who share their diagnosis. It is not clear, however, whether individuals with autism spectrum…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adolescents
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy versus a Counselling Intervention for Anxiety in Young People with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial
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Murphy, Suzanne M.; Chowdhury, Uttom; White, Susan W.; Reynolds, Laura; Donald, Louisa; Gahan, Hilary; Iqbal, Zeinab; Kulkarni, Mahesh; Scrivener, Louise; Shaker-Naeeni, Hadi; Press, Dee A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
The use of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) as a treatment for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been explored in a number of trials. Whilst CBT appears superior to no treatment or treatment as usual, few studies have assessed CBT against a control group receiving an alternative therapy. Our randomised controlled…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification