Background: Anxiety symptoms are common in autistic children; however, it is difficult to accurately assess the symptoms of anxiety in this population due to a lack of autism-specific anxiety assessment tools. The Anxiety Scale for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASC-ASD) is a newly developed measure designed to address this need. The ASC-ASD is designed specifically for use with autistic children, and is designed to assess both typical and atypical anxiety symptomatology. This study aimed to provide preliminary data regarding the validity of the ASC-ASD, as well as rates of cross-informant agreement and prevalence of anxiety symptomatology as measured by the ASC-ASD. Methods: In order to explore the profile of anxiety symptomatology captured by the ASC-ASD, the ASC-ASD and Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) were administered to 30 autistic children, ages 10–12, and their parents. Results: High rates of anxiety symptomatology were found, with 46% of the children and 80% of their parents reporting scores in the clinical range on the SCAS. Scores on the SCAS and ASC-ASD were moderately to strongly correlated. Overall, children tended to endorse more items on the ASC-ASD, whereas parents tended to endorse more items on the SCAS. Conclusions: Findings suggest that autistic children and their parents may have different perceptions of the anxiety symptoms experienced by autistic children. Findings also indicated that the ASC-ASD has promise as an autism-specific assessment of anxiety symptomatology in children, although further research is required in this area.

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学龄孤独症儿童孤独症特异性和非孤独症特异性焦虑症状测量的探索

背景：焦虑症状在自闭症儿童中很常见；然而，由于缺乏针对自闭症的焦虑评估工具，很难准确评估该人群的焦虑症状。自闭症谱系障碍儿童焦虑量表 (ASC-ASD) 是一项新开发的衡量标准，旨在满足这一需求。ASC-ASD 专为自闭症儿童设计，旨在评估典型和非典型焦虑症状。本研究旨在提供有关 ASC-ASD 有效性的初步数据，以及由 ASC-ASD 测量的交叉线人一致率和焦虑症状流行率。方法：为了探索 ASC-ASD、ASC-ASD 和 Spence Children's s 焦虑量表 (SCAS) 用于 30 名 10-12 岁的自闭症儿童及其父母。结果：发现焦虑症状的发生率很高，46% 的儿童和 80% 的父母在 SCAS 上报告的分数在临床范围内。SCAS 和 ASC-ASD 的分数中度至强相关。总体而言，儿童倾向于认可 ASC-ASD 上的更多项目，而父母倾向于认可 SCAS 上的更多项目。结论：研究结果表明，自闭症儿童及其父母可能对自闭症儿童所经历的焦虑症状有不同的看法。研究结果还表明，ASC-ASD 有望作为自闭症儿童焦虑症状的特定评估，尽管这方面需要进一步研究。发现焦虑症状发生率很高，46% 的儿童和 80% 的父母在 SCAS 上报告的分数在临床范围内。SCAS 和 ASC-ASD 的分数中度至强相关。总体而言，儿童倾向于认可 ASC-ASD 上的更多项目，而父母倾向于认可 SCAS 上的更多项目。结论：研究结果表明，自闭症儿童及其父母可能对自闭症儿童所经历的焦虑症状有不同的看法。研究结果还表明，ASC-ASD 有望作为自闭症儿童焦虑症状的特定评估，尽管这方面需要进一步研究。发现焦虑症状发生率很高，46% 的儿童和 80% 的父母在 SCAS 上报告的分数在临床范围内。SCAS 和 ASC-ASD 的分数中度至强相关。总体而言，儿童倾向于认可 ASC-ASD 上的更多项目，而父母倾向于认可 SCAS 上的更多项目。结论：研究结果表明，自闭症儿童及其父母可能对自闭症儿童所经历的焦虑症状有不同的看法。研究结果还表明，ASC-ASD 有望作为自闭症儿童焦虑症状的特定评估，尽管这方面需要进一步研究。SCAS 和 ASC-ASD 的分数中度至强相关。总体而言，儿童倾向于认可 ASC-ASD 上的更多项目，而父母倾向于认可 SCAS 上的更多项目。结论：研究结果表明，自闭症儿童及其父母可能对自闭症儿童所经历的焦虑症状有不同的看法。研究结果还表明，ASC-ASD 有望作为自闭症儿童焦虑症状的特定评估，尽管这方面还需要进一步研究。SCAS 和 ASC-ASD 的分数中度至强相关。总体而言，儿童倾向于认可 ASC-ASD 上的更多项目，而父母倾向于认可 SCAS 上的更多项目。结论：研究结果表明，自闭症儿童及其父母可能对自闭症儿童所经历的焦虑症状有不同的看法。研究结果还表明，ASC-ASD 有望作为自闭症儿童焦虑症状的特定评估，尽管这方面需要进一步研究。