Anxiety symptoms in young people with autism spectrum disorder attending special schools: Associations with gender, adaptive functioning and autism symptomatology / Iliana MAGIATI in Autism, 20-3 (April 2016)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 20-3 (April 2016) . - p.306-320 Titre : Anxiety symptoms in young people with autism spectrum disorder attending special schools: Associations with gender, adaptive functioning and autism symptomatology Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Iliana MAGIATI, Auteur ; Clarissa ONG, Auteur ; Xin Yi LIM, Auteur ; Julianne Wen-Li TAN, Auteur ; Amily Yi Lin ONG, Auteur ; Ferninda PATRYCIA, Auteur ; Daniel Shuen Sheng FUNG, Auteur ; Min SUNG, Auteur ; Kenneth K POON, Auteur ; Patricia HOWLIN, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.306-320 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : adolescents  anxiety  autism spectrum disorder  children  correlates predictors Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Anxiety-related problems are among the most frequently reported mental health difficulties in autism spectrum disorder. As most research has focused on clinical samples or high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder, less is known about the factors associated with anxiety in community samples across the ability range. This cross-sectional study examined the association of gender, age, adaptive functioning and autism symptom severity with different caregiver-reported anxiety symptoms. Participants were caregivers of 241 children (6–18 years old) with autism spectrum disorder attending special schools in Singapore. Measures included the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale and assessments of overall emotional, behavioural and adaptive functioning. Caregivers reported more anxiety symptoms in total, but fewer social anxiety symptoms, than Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale Australian/Dutch norms. There were no gender differences. Variance in total anxiety scores was best explained by severity of repetitive speech/stereotyped behaviour symptoms, followed by adaptive functioning. Severity of repetitive speech/behaviour symptoms was a significant predictor of separation anxiety, generalized anxiety, panic/agoraphobia and obsessive–compulsive subscale symptoms, but not of social phobia and physical injury fears. Adaptive functioning and chronological age predicted social phobia and generalized anxiety symptoms only. Severity of social/communication autism symptoms did not explain any anxiety symptoms, when the other variables were controlled for. Findings are discussed in relation to the existing literature. Limitations and possible implications for prevention, assessment and intervention are also discussed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361315577519 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=285 [article] Anxiety symptoms in young people with autism spectrum disorder attending special schools: Associations with gender, adaptive functioning and autism symptomatology [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Iliana MAGIATI, Auteur ; Clarissa ONG, Auteur ; Xin Yi LIM, Auteur ; Julianne Wen-Li TAN, Auteur ; Amily Yi Lin ONG, Auteur ; Ferninda PATRYCIA, Auteur ; Daniel Shuen Sheng FUNG, Auteur ; Min SUNG, Auteur ; Kenneth K POON, Auteur ; Patricia HOWLIN, Auteur . - p.306-320. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 20-3 (April 2016) . - p.306-320 Mots-clés : adolescents  anxiety  autism spectrum disorder  children  correlates predictors Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Anxiety-related problems are among the most frequently reported mental health difficulties in autism spectrum disorder. As most research has focused on clinical samples or high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder, less is known about the factors associated with anxiety in community samples across the ability range. This cross-sectional study examined the association of gender, age, adaptive functioning and autism symptom severity with different caregiver-reported anxiety symptoms. Participants were caregivers of 241 children (6–18 years old) with autism spectrum disorder attending special schools in Singapore. Measures included the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale and assessments of overall emotional, behavioural and adaptive functioning. Caregivers reported more anxiety symptoms in total, but fewer social anxiety symptoms, than Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale Australian/Dutch norms. There were no gender differences. Variance in total anxiety scores was best explained by severity of repetitive speech/stereotyped behaviour symptoms, followed by adaptive functioning. Severity of repetitive speech/behaviour symptoms was a significant predictor of separation anxiety, generalized anxiety, panic/agoraphobia and obsessive–compulsive subscale symptoms, but not of social phobia and physical injury fears. Adaptive functioning and chronological age predicted social phobia and generalized anxiety symptoms only. Severity of social/communication autism symptoms did not explain any anxiety symptoms, when the other variables were controlled for. Findings are discussed in relation to the existing literature. Limitations and possible implications for prevention, assessment and intervention are also discussed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361315577519 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=285

Erratum to: A Preliminary Investigation of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Parent Scale as a Screening Tool for Anxiety in Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorders / Hani ZAINAL in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44-8 (August 2014)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 44-8 (August 2014) . - p.1995-1995 Titre : Erratum to: A Preliminary Investigation of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Parent Scale as a Screening Tool for Anxiety in Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorders Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Hani ZAINAL, Auteur ; Iliana MAGIATI, Auteur ; Julianne Wen-Li TAN, Auteur ; Min SUNG, Auteur ; Daniel S. S. FUNG, Auteur ; Patricia HOWLIN, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1995-1995 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2090-1 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=236 [article] Erratum to: A Preliminary Investigation of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Parent Scale as a Screening Tool for Anxiety in Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorders [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Hani ZAINAL, Auteur ; Iliana MAGIATI, Auteur ; Julianne Wen-Li TAN, Auteur ; Min SUNG, Auteur ; Daniel S. S. FUNG, Auteur ; Patricia HOWLIN, Auteur . - p.1995-1995. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 44-8 (August 2014) . - p.1995-1995 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2090-1 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=236

A Preliminary Investigation of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Parent Scale as a Screening Tool for Anxiety in Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorders / Hani ZAINAL in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44-8 (August 2014)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 44-8 (August 2014) . - p.1982-1994 Titre : A Preliminary Investigation of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Parent Scale as a Screening Tool for Anxiety in Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorders Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Hani ZAINAL, Auteur ; Iliana MAGIATI, Auteur ; Julianne Wen-Li TAN, Auteur ; Min SUNG, Auteur ; Daniel S. S. FUNG, Auteur ; Patricia HOWLIN, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1982-1994 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorders  Anxiety  Assessment  Screening  Psychometric  Measurement Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Despite high rates of clinically elevated anxiety difficulties in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), very few studies have systematically examined the usefulness of commonly used caregiver report anxiety screening tools with this population. This study investigated the use of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale-Parent version (SCAS-P) as a screening tool for anxiety disorders when compared to a standardized DSM-IV-TR-based clinical interview, the Kiddie-Schedule for Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders-Present and Lifetime version (K-SADS-PL). Thirty-two caregivers of youth with a clinical diagnosis of ASD (mean age 10.3 years) attending a specialist autism school participated in this study. They first completed the SCAS-P, a measure of adaptive functioning and a checklist of other emotional and behavioral difficulties. They were then interviewed with the K-SADS-PL. Internal consistency for the SCAS Total score was .88, but Cronbach’s alphas were .70 in three of the six SCAS-P subscales. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of the SCAS-P against K-SADS diagnosis were .75, .71, .27, and .95, respectively. All values were .70, except for the PPV. Evidence of convergent validity between the SCAS-P, K-SADS-PL and DBC anxiety subscale was also found. The high false positive rates notwithstanding, the preliminary data of acceptable to excellent sensitivity, specificity and NPV values tentatively suggest that the SCAS-P may be useful for screening non-help seeking young people with ASD for elevated anxiety symptoms. Further replication in larger studies is needed and ways in which the SCAS-P could be further developed and investigated for use with youth with ASD are discussed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2075-0 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=236 [article] A Preliminary Investigation of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Parent Scale as a Screening Tool for Anxiety in Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorders [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Hani ZAINAL, Auteur ; Iliana MAGIATI, Auteur ; Julianne Wen-Li TAN, Auteur ; Min SUNG, Auteur ; Daniel S. S. FUNG, Auteur ; Patricia HOWLIN, Auteur . - p.1982-1994. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 44-8 (August 2014) . - p.1982-1994 Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorders  Anxiety  Assessment  Screening  Psychometric  Measurement Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Despite high rates of clinically elevated anxiety difficulties in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), very few studies have systematically examined the usefulness of commonly used caregiver report anxiety screening tools with this population. This study investigated the use of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale-Parent version (SCAS-P) as a screening tool for anxiety disorders when compared to a standardized DSM-IV-TR-based clinical interview, the Kiddie-Schedule for Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders-Present and Lifetime version (K-SADS-PL). Thirty-two caregivers of youth with a clinical diagnosis of ASD (mean age 10.3 years) attending a specialist autism school participated in this study. They first completed the SCAS-P, a measure of adaptive functioning and a checklist of other emotional and behavioral difficulties. They were then interviewed with the K-SADS-PL. Internal consistency for the SCAS Total score was .88, but Cronbach’s alphas were .70 in three of the six SCAS-P subscales. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of the SCAS-P against K-SADS diagnosis were .75, .71, .27, and .95, respectively. All values were .70, except for the PPV. Evidence of convergent validity between the SCAS-P, K-SADS-PL and DBC anxiety subscale was also found. The high false positive rates notwithstanding, the preliminary data of acceptable to excellent sensitivity, specificity and NPV values tentatively suggest that the SCAS-P may be useful for screening non-help seeking young people with ASD for elevated anxiety symptoms. Further replication in larger studies is needed and ways in which the SCAS-P could be further developed and investigated for use with youth with ASD are discussed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2075-0 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=236

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