ERIC Number: EJ1195868
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Publication Date: 2018-Dec
Pages: 12
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Presentation and Correlates of Hoarding Behaviors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Comorbid Anxiety or Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms
La Buissonnière-Ariza, Valérie; Wood, Jeffrey J.; Kendall, Philip C.; McBride, Nicole M.; Cepeda, Sandra L.; Small, Brent J.; Lewin, Adam B.; Kerns, Connor; Storch, Eric A.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v48 n12 p4167-4178 Dec 2018
We investigated the presentation and correlates of hoarding behaviors in 204 children aged 7-13 with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and comorbid anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms. Approximately 34% of the sample presented at least moderate levels, and with 7% presenting severe to extreme levels of hoarding. Child gender predicted hoarding severity. In addition, child ASD-related social difficulties together with attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder symptom severity positively predicted hoarding controlling for child gender and restricted and repetitive behaviors. Finally, child anxiety/OCD symptoms positively predicted hoarding, controlling for all other factors. These results suggest hoarding behaviors may constitute a common feature of pediatric ASD with comorbid anxiety/OCD, particularly in girls and children with greater social difficulties and comorbid psychiatric symptom severity.
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Child Behavior, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Anxiety, Comorbidity, Gender Differences, Severity (of Disability), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Predictor Variables
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (DHHS); Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R01HD08009801A1; R01HD08009701A1; R01HD08009601A1; HDK23087472
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