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- Title
Brief Report: Bullying and Anxiety in High-Functioning Adolescents with ASD.
- Authors
van Schalkwyk, Gerrit; Smith, Isaac C.; Silverman, Wendy K.; Volkmar, Fred R.
- Abstract
Youth with ASD are more likely to experience bullying than their typically developing peers. This risk has not been studied in youth with ASD transitioning to college. We examined the occurrence of bullying in 35 high functioning youth with ASD who were preparing to attend college. We also examined youth anxiety and ASD symptoms. Fifty-one percent of the sample reported being recent victims of bullying; 31% of parents reported their child was a victim of bullying. Parent report of bullying correlated significantly with ratings of youth social anxiety symptoms. These findings suggest that bullying is an issue of concern for higher functioning, older adolescents with ASD, and that their own reports may be particularly important in identifying its occurrence.
- Subjects
AUTISM risk factors; ANXIETY; BULLYING; PSYCHOTHERAPY patients; SELF-evaluation; VICTIMS; SOCIAL anxiety; PARENT attitudes; ADOLESCENCE; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 2018, Vol 48, Issue 5, p1819
- ISSN
0162-3257
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10803-017-3378-8