The Relationship Between Intolerance of Uncertainty, Sensory Sensitivities, and Anxiety in Autistic and Typically Developing Children

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1962-1973

  Neil, Louise ^a   Olsson, Nora Choque ^b   Pellicano, Elizabeth ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Intolerance of uncertainty; Sensory sensitivities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; BOY; CHILD; CONFUSION (UNCERTAINTY); CONTROLLED STUDY; DSM-5; FEMALE; GIRL; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY; INTOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY SCALE; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSORY SENSITIVITY; SENSORY SYSTEM PARAMETERS; SHORT SENSORY PROFILE; SOCIAL COMMUNICATION QUESTIONNAIRE; SPENCE CHILDREN ANXIETY SCALE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPLICATION; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; UNCERTAINTY;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; SENSATION DISORDERS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84957651639     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-016-2721-9     Document Type: Article

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