Caution When Screening for Autism among Socially Anxious Youth.

Capriola-Hall, NN; McFayden, T; Ollendick, TH; White, SW

Caution When Screening for Autism among Socially Anxious Youth.

Capriola-Hall, NN McFayden, T Ollendick, TH White, SW

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Citation:: Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2020, pp. 1-10
Issue Date:: 2020-08-07

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dc.contributor.author	Capriola-Hall, NN
dc.contributor.author	McFayden, T
dc.contributor.author	Ollendick, TH
dc.contributor.author	White, SW
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-07T19:08:26Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-07T19:08:26Z
dc.date.issued	2020-08-07
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2020, pp. 1-10
dc.identifier.issn	0162-3257
dc.identifier.issn	1573-3432
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/143826
dc.description.abstract	Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is commonly comorbid with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Here, in a sample of 86 children and adolescents (MAGE = 12.62 years; 68.6% male), 28 of whom were diagnosed with ASD, 34 with SAD, and 24 with comorbid ASD and SAD, we compared parent-reported scores from the Social Responsiveness Scale-Second Edition (SRS-2; Constantino and Gruber in Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS; Constantino and Gruber 2012) to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the measure in cases of differential diagnosis between SAD and ASD. Results suggest that neither the subscales, nor the SRS-2 total score, consistently differed between ASD and SAD. Sensitivity and specificity analyses suggested that the SRS-2 total poorly discriminated ASD from SAD. When screening socially anxious youth for possible ASD, caution should be taken.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of autism and developmental disorders
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s10803-020-04642-w
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject	13 Education, 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Developmental & Child Psychology
dc.title	Caution When Screening for Autism among Socially Anxious Youth.
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
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dc.date.updated	2020-11-07T19:08:22Z
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Abstract:

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is commonly comorbid with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Here, in a sample of 86 children and adolescents (MAGE = 12.62 years; 68.6% male), 28 of whom were diagnosed with ASD, 34 with SAD, and 24 with comorbid ASD and SAD, we compared parent-reported scores from the Social Responsiveness Scale-Second Edition (SRS-2; Constantino and Gruber in Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS; Constantino and Gruber 2012) to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the measure in cases of differential diagnosis between SAD and ASD. Results suggest that neither the subscales, nor the SRS-2 total score, consistently differed between ASD and SAD. Sensitivity and specificity analyses suggested that the SRS-2 total poorly discriminated ASD from SAD. When screening socially anxious youth for possible ASD, caution should be taken.

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