Comparison of anxiety symptoms in preschoolers with and without autism spectrum disorder

Samaneh Behzadpoor; HamidReza Pouretemad; Saeed AkbariZardkhaneh; Soheila Sardari

doi:10.5812/koomesh-154069

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Comparison of anxiety symptoms in preschoolers with and without autism spectrum disorder

Author(s):

Samaneh Behzadpoor¹,

HamidReza Pouretemad^2,*,

Saeed AkbariZardkhaneh³,

Soheila Sardari³

1Dept. of Psychology, Education and Psychology Faculty, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

2Dept.of Cognitive Psychology, Institute for Cognitive & Brain Studies, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

3Dept. of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Education and Psychology Faculty, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Koomesh:Vol. 23, issue 4; e154069

Published online:Aug 24, 2021

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:Samaneh BehzadpoorHamidReza PouretemadSaeed AkbariZardkhanehSoheila SardariComparison of anxiety symptoms in preschoolers with and without autism spectrum disorder.koomesh.23(4):e154069.

Abstract

Introduction: Anxiety symptoms have been reported in children with autism. However, most studies have focused on school-aged children and early anxiety symptoms in preschoolers with autism and their comparison in groups of children with different symptom severity and normal children have been less addressed. So, this study sought to compare total anxiety and anxiety symptoms in children with mild, moderate and severe autism symptom severity and typically developing children. Materials and Methods: The research design is descriptive ex post facto and takes up the form of a cross-sectional study. In this study, four sample groups including 25 children with mild autism symptoms, 25 children with moderate autism symptoms, 21 children with severe autism symptoms and 25 typically developing children participated in the study. Data were collected using the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-Second Edition (GARS-2) and Preschool Children Anxiety Scale. Results: The results of univariate and multivariate analysis of variance showed that there was a significant difference between four groups in total anxiety and symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety and separation anxiety (P

Keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Comorbidity

Preschoolers Child

Anxiety

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