Autistic people are more likely to experience anxiety than their non-autistic peers.
Understanding mechanisms underpinning anxiety in autism is a vital aspect of developing …

Emotional and behavioral problems (EBPs) frequently occur in young autistic children.
Discrepancies between parents and other informants are common but can lead to …

Background Children with intellectual disability are at greater risk of developing anxiety than
the general population. Limited research has examined the challenges associated with …

Autistic meltdowns have been explored from the perspectives of parents, but there is a
paucity of research on the experience of meltdowns from the autistic perspective. Little is …

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a rare genetic disease caused by mutations in the fifth
untranslated region of the FMRI gene situated on the Xq27. 3 site, resulting in an expansion …

Limited research has examined how anxiety affects the quality of life (QoL) of autistic
individuals and their family. In this mixed-method study, we investigated the impact of …

Abstract SATB2-associated syndrome (SAS) is a genetic syndrome characterised by
intellectual disability, severe speech delay, and palatal and dental problems. Behaviours …

Background There is a critical need for the development of dependable and valid anxiety
assessment tools suitable for people with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities …

Autistic individuals with intellectual disability who speak few or no words are at high risk of
anxiety but are underrepresented in research. This study aimed to describe the presentation …

Varying rates of anxiety have been reported in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(ASD) and Intellectual Disability (ID). Recent reports, using an adapted semi-structured …