title: Social anxiety in adult autism spectrum disorder.
abstract: A link has been suggested between Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and anxiety disorders. The aim of the study was to examine the severity of social anxiety measured by the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale Self-Report and prevalence of Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) in adults with ASD, with SAD and a non-ASD comparison group. Individuals with ASD showed significantly higher scores of social anxiety and social avoidance relative to the comparison group, but significantly lower scores relative to the SAD sample.
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: susanne.bejerot@ki.se.
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bejerot
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Jonna M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Eriksson
authors.affiliation: Stockholm University, Department of Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mörtberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D057566:Self Report; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; Autism spectrum quotient; Social anxiety disorder