Co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses are very common in individuals with ASD. Little is known about the effect that co-occurring psychiatric conditions may have on treatment response to CBT for children with ASD and anxiety. The present study examined the relationship between co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses and response to CBT for anxiety in ninety youth with ASD. Psychiatric complexity did not appear to differentially impact treatment response. A notable portion of youth with anxiety and externalizing disorders such as ADHD, no longer met criteria for those externalizing diagnoses following intervention. Results indicate that youth with ASD and anxiety present with complex psychiatric profiles and CBT for anxiety may positively affect co-occurring diagnoses. In addition, thorough and nuanced assessment of psychiatric symptoms in youth with ASD is needed to ensure the differentiation between diagnoses of anxiety and other co-occurring psychiatric symptoms.

同时发生的精神病学诊断在 ASD 患者中非常常见。关于同时发生的精神疾病可能对 ASD 和焦虑症儿童对 CBT 的治疗反应的影响知之甚少。本研究调查了 90 名患有 ASD 的青少年同时发生的精神病学诊断与对 CBT 对焦虑的反应之间的关系。精神病学的复杂性似乎并未对治疗反应产生不同影响。相当一部分患有焦虑症和多动症等外化障碍的青少年在干预后不再符合外化诊断的标准。结果表明，患有 ASD 和焦虑症的青少年具有复杂的精神病学特征，而针对焦虑症的 CBT 可能会对同时发生的诊断产生积极影响。此外，