1. Parent and Teacher Reports of Comorbid Anxiety and ADHD Symptoms in Children with ASD.
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Llanes, Elizabeth, Blacher, Jan, Stavropoulos, Katherine, and Eisenhower, Abbey
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ANXIETY in children , *ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder , *AUTISM in children , *CHILD Behavior Checklist , *PSYCHOLOGY of parents , *PSYCHOLOGY of teachers , *COMORBIDITY , *PARENT attitudes - Abstract
This study examined the prevalence of ADHD symptoms and anxiety as reported by parents and teachers for 180 preschool children (ages 4–5) and school-aged children (ages 6–7) with ASD using the Child Behavior Checklist—Parent and Teacher Report Forms (Achenbach and Rescorla, Manual for ASEBA school-age forms & profiles, Research Center for Children, Youth, and Families, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 2001). Parents reported elevated anxiety symptoms in 31% of preschool children and 50% of school-aged children, while teachers reported lower rates of 5 and 30%, respectively. Parents reported elevated ADHD symptoms in 22% of preschool children and 45% of school-aged children, while teachers reported elevations in 20 and 24%, respectively. There was low concordance between parents and teachers, with teachers reporting fewer problems overall. Specific behaviors endorsed by parents and teachers are also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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