Untangling Anxiety and Autism

[auntie]

centerforautismresearch.blogspot.com/2017/09/untangling-anxiety-and-autism.html

All children experience fears and worries at some point. Maybe it’s jitters brought on by the first few days of school or riding their bike again after a fall. However, if the child has autism spectrum disorder, they may be especially fearful of particular sights, sounds or places...

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[macchiatto]

That's helpful; thank you! And this totally describes Leo, who has both Dx: “When a child with autism also has anxiety, we tend to see they are more likely to have specific and uncommon phobias, unusual general anxiety especially around changes in daily routines, and social anxiety when compared with their typically developing peers.”

[sahara78]

Thanks for sharing! I wouldn't be surprised if DD gets a anxiety diagnosis in the future.