Table 1.

Characteristics of Sample (N=69)

ADIS/ASA Traditional Anxiety (CSR Range: 0 – 8)	N (%) (CSR≥4)	CSR M (SD)
Separation Anxiety Disorder	12 (17%)	1.03 (1.79)
Social Phobia	27 (39%)	2.20 (2.20)
Specific Phobia	23 (33%)	2.04 (2.09)
GAD	44 (63%)	3.79 (1.89)
OCD	8 (11%)	0.87 (1.82)
Principal Traditional Anxiety	-	4.90 (1.21)
ADIS/ASA Ambiguous Anxiety-Like Symptoms (CSR Range: 0 – 7)	N (%) (CSR≥4)	CSR M (SD)
Social Fear	7 (10%)	0.49 (1.44)
Uncommon Phobia	6 (9%)	0.47 (1.47)
Special Interest Fear	2 (3%)	0.18 (0.84)
Fear of Change	20 (29%)	1.67 (2.23)
Negative Reaction to Change	5 (7%)	0.48 (1.18)
Principal Ambiguous Anxiety	-	2.63 (2.23)
Other Behavioral Measures	M (SD)	Range
PARS 5-item Total Score	16.54 (2.83)	5 to 23
ADOS-2 Comparison Score	7.25 (2.09)	1 to 10
CBCL Anxiety Subscale	6.87 (2.15)	2 to 12
CBCL Attention Subscale	11.18 (3.86)	3 to 18
CBCL Aggression Subscale	12.48 (7.55)	0 to 30

Note: N = 69. CSR = clinician severity rating from ADIS/A. ADIS/ASA = Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule with Autism Addendum; Traditional Anxiety= Disorders consistent with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition, Revised (DSM-IV-TR)) criteria and included in the original ADIS; Ambiguous Anxiety-Like Symptoms = categories added to the ADIS as part of the ASA in order to capture anxiety-like symptoms that do not fit traditional DSM categories; GAD = Generalized Anxiety Disorder; OCD = Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; PARS = Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale; ADOS-2 = Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 2nd Edition; CBCL = Child Behavior Checklist.

^aCSR range = 0–8.

^bCSR range = 0–7.