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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Anxiety Disord. 2012 Feb 7;26(3):459–467. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.01.010

Table 1.

Differences in Diagnoses by ASD Symptom Level (N = 100)

Diagnostic Variable SRS-P Category
Significance Test
Typical (SD or %) N = 58 Elevated ASD Symptoms (SD or %) N = 42
Total Number of Youth Diagnoses 2.95 (1.43) 3.59 (1.67) t(98) = -2.08*
Presence of GAD Diagnosis 43 (74%) 29 (69%) χ2 (1, N = 100) = .31
Presence of SAD Diagnosis 32 (55%) 21 (50%) χ2 (1, N = 100) = .26
Presence of Social Phobia Diagnosis 35 (60%) 34 (81%) χ2 (1, N = 100) = 4.84*
Total Number of Specific Phobias .38 (.59) .69 (.90) t(98) = -2.10*
Principal Diagnoses
 GAD 36 (62%) 23 (55%) χ2 (1, N = 100) = .54
 SAD 15 (29%) 13 (34%) χ2 (1, N = 100) = .66
 Social Phobia 20 (35%) 18 (43%) χ2 (1, N = 100) = .73
Comorbid Diagnoses
 ADHD 12 (21%) 13 (31%) χ2 (1, N = 100) = 1.37
 Mood Disorder 7 (12%) 10 (24%) χ2 (1, N = 100) = 2.38
 Specific Phobia 19 (33%) 19 (45%) χ2 (1, N = 100) = 1.61
 OCD 3 (5%) 3 (7%) χ2 (1, N = 100) = 1.68
 Externalizing Disorders 3 (5%) 6 (14%) χ2 (1, N = 100) = 2.47
 Panic Disorder 5 (9%) 2 (5%) χ2 (1, N = 100) = .56

Note. ASD = Autism Spectrum Disorder; SRS-P = Social Responsiveness Scale – Parent Version; GAD = generalized anxiety disorder; SAD = separation anxiety disorder.

*

p < .05.