Interrelationship between insistence on sameness, effortful control and anxiety in adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Abstract Background Both self-regulation and insistence on sameness (IS) are related to anxiety, which is a common feature of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Here, we aimed to characterise the IS-self-regulation-anxiety interrelationship by investigating the potential contribution m...

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Main Authors: Mirko Uljarević, Amanda L. Richdale, David W. Evans, Ru Ying Cai, Susan R. Leekam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Molecular Autism
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13229-017-0158-4