ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Relations of Theory of Mind and Anxiety in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Clinical Science

  • Kristen Schiavo
    Montclair State University
  • Rachel McDonald
    Montclair State University
  • Matthew Lerner
    Stony Brook University
  • Erin Kang
    Montclair State University

Abstract

Due to the significantly impairing nature of anxiety in youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), the current study sought to explore underlying factors in this relationship. Results revealed a significant positive association between Theory of Mind (ToM), a commonly-associated deficit in ASD, and anxiety symptoms among youth with ASD.

Autism Spectrum Disorders