Relatively few measures have been examined for their psychometric properties when assessing anxiety among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and the relationship between ASD and anxiety symptoms remains poorly understood. This study examined the relationship between ASD symptoms on the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) and comorbid clinical anxiety. In a sample of 2,435 participants, parents of children with ASD and comorbid anxiety endorsed more frequent or severe ASD symptoms than parents of children without comorbid anxiety. Severity of ASD symptoms was a significant predictor of anxiety status and approached clinical significance. Implications for measurement of anxiety among children with ASD are discussed, including that areas of symptom presentation should be carefully evaluated, and that the onset or worsening of anxiety may affect ASD symptom presentation.

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自闭症谱系障碍儿童的社交沟通症状：预测共病焦虑症

在评估自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 儿童的焦虑时，对其心理测量特性的研究相对较少，而且 ASD 与焦虑症状之间的关系仍然知之甚少。本研究调查了社会反应量表 (SRS) 上的 ASD 症状与共病临床焦虑之间的关系。在 2,435 名参与者的样本中，与没有共病焦虑症的儿童的父母相比，患有 ASD 和共病焦虑症的儿童的父母认可更频繁或更严重的 ASD 症状。ASD 症状的严重程度是焦虑状态的重要预测指标，具有临床意义。讨论了测量 ASD 儿童焦虑的意义，包括应仔细评估症状表现的领域，