Local processing and social skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The role of anxiety and cognitive functioning |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, Tulane University, 2007 Percival Stern Hall, 6400 Freret Street, New Orleans, LA 70118, United States;2. Children''s Hospital, 200 Henry Clay Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118, United States;1. School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan;2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan;3. Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, 1540 Alcazar Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA;1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chi Mei Medical Center, No. 901, Zhonghua Rd., Tainan 710, Taiwan;2. School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Rd., Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan;3. School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 17, Xu-Zhou Rd., Taipei 100, Taiwan;4. National Cheng Kung University Hospital, No. 138, Sheng-Li Rd., Tainan 704, Taiwan;5. School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Rd., Tainan 701, Taiwan;1. King''s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom;2. King''s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Psychology, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom;3. University of Sydney, Faculty of Health Sciences, NSW 2141, Australia;4. King''s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Psychological Medicine, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom;5. King''s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Biostatistics, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom;6. King''s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom;1. Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences (EHGES), School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA;2. Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA;3. Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) component, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA;4. Department of Child & Adolescent Health, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica;5. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX77054, USA;6. Human Genetics Center, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA;1. Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Human Health Science, Kyoto University, 53 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan;2. The Hakubi Project, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi 484-8506, Japan;3. The Organization of Promoting Developmental Disorder Research, 40 Shogoin Sannou-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8392, Japan;1. Department of Psychology, Swansea University, Swansea SA28PP, United Kingdom;2. Rehabilitation Institute, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Mailcode 4609, Carbondale, IL 62901, United States;3. School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland;4. School of Psychology, University of South Wales, Pontypridd CF371DL, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | The present study examined the relations between anxiety, cognitive functioning, local processing, and social skills in a group of 102 children diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. The results indicated that children diagnosed with Asperger's Disorder had significantly higher cognitive functioning and enhanced local processing (i.e., Block Design scores) compared to those diagnosed with Autistic Disorder or PDD-NOS. Regression analyses results showed that anxiety and cognitive functioning moderated the association between local processing and social skills. For children with low cognitive functioning and high anxiety, greater local processing was associated with poorer social skills than those with high cognitive functioning, high anxiety, and greater local processing. For children with high cognitive functioning and high anxiety, enhanced local processing was associated with better social skills than those with high cognitive functioning and reduced local processing. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Autism spectrum disorders Local processing Anxiety Social skills Cognitive functioning |
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