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Physiological and behavioral stress and anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorder during routine oral care

Center:

CA-USC, Childrens Hospital, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2014

Contact Information:

Marian Williams
[email protected]
323-361-8525

Product Description:

This study investigated behavioral and physiological distress in children with ASD during routine oral care and examined factors associated with this distress. Participants were 44 children (n=22 typical, n=22 ASD) ages 6-12 receiving routine dental cleanings. Behavioral and physiological measures of stress and anxiety were collected during dental cleanings. Results: Children with ASD exhibited greater distress, compared to the typical group, on dentist-report and researcher-coded measures of overt distress behaviors and on physiological measures. Correlations between physiological and behavioral measures of distress were found in the ASD but not the typical group. Behavioral distress was correlated with age in the typical group and with expressive communication ability and sensory processing difficulties in the ASD group. Physiological distress was correlated with parent report of anxiety in the typical group and sensory processing difficulties in the ASD group.

Keyword(s):

autism, oral care, anxiety

Product/Publication Type(s):

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals Published/In Press

Target Audience:

Professionals

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To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2014/694876/

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