Authors: Shulamite A Green Ayelet BenSasson Timothy W Soto Alice S Carter
Publish Date: 2011/09/21
Volume: 42, Issue: 6, Pages: 1112-1119
Abstract
This report focuses on the emergence of and bidirectional effects between anxiety and sensory overresponsivity SOR in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders ASD Participants were 149 toddlers with ASD and their mothers assessed at 2 annual time points A crosslag analysis showed that anxiety symptoms increased over time while SOR remained relatively stable SOR positively predicted changes in anxiety over and above child age autism symptom severity NVDQ and maternal anxiety but anxiety did not predict changes in SOR Results suggest that SOR emerges earlier than anxiety and predicts later development of anxietyThis research was conducted as part of the Studies to Advance Autism Research and Treatment STAART center at Boston University Funding was provided by National Institute of Mental Health grant U54 MH 66398 Helen TagerFlusberg Center Principal Investigator Alice S Carter Project Principal Investigator as well as grants from the National Alliance for Autism Research Alice S Carter Principal Investigator and the Boston University General Clinical Research Center We are grateful to the families of the children in this study whose participation in our project inspires this work and makes it possible
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