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Anxiety, sensory over-responsivity, and gastrointestinal problems in children with autism spectrum disorders

Mazurek, Micah O., Vasa, Roma A., Kalb, Luther G., Kanne, Stephen M., Rosenberg, Daniel, Keefer, Amy, Murray, Donna S., Freedman, Brian +1 more·2013·Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Abstract

Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) experience high rates of anxiety, sensory processing problems, and gastrointestinal (GI) problems; however, the associations among these symptoms in children with ASD have not been previously examined. The current study examined bivariate and multivariate relations among anxiety, sensory over-responsivity, and chronic GI problems in a sample of 2,973 children with ASD enrolled in the Autism Treatment Network (ages 2-17 years, 81.6 % male). Twenty-four percent of the sample experienced at least one type of chronic GI problem (constipation, abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, and/or nausea lasting three or more months). Children with each type of GI problem had significantly higher rates of both anxiety and sensory over-responsivity. Sensory over-responsivity and anxiety were highly associated, and each provided unique contributions to the prediction of chronic GI problems in logistic regression analyses. The results indicate that anxiety, sensory over-responsivity and GI problems are possibly interrelated phenomenon for children with ASD, and may have common underlying mechanisms.

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Authors
Mazurek, M. O., Vasa, R. A., Kalb, L. G., Kanne, S. M., Rosenberg, D., Keefer, A., Murray, D. S., Freedman, B., & Lowery, L. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Missouri (US)
  • Kennedy Krieger Institute (US)
  • Baylor College of Medicine (US)
  • Emmes (United States) (US)
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
  • University of Delaware (US)
Corresponding author
Mazurek, Micah O.
Venue
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Published
2012-08-01
Volume
41
Issue
1
Pages
165-176
ISSN
  • 0091-0627 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2835
OpenAlex
W2035020487
Cited by
419
References
87
Citations by year
2026: 26 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 46 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 33 · 2021: 38 · 2020: 55 · 2019: 28 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 29 · 2016: 33 · 2015: 20 · 2014: 22 · 2013: 16
FWCI
9.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Autism Speaks
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, anxiety, sensory hypersensitivity, gastrointestinal problems, chronic constipation, abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, nausea, children, comorbidities
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Anxiety, Child, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Child, Preschool, Chronic Disease, Constipation, Diarrhea, Female, Gastrointestinal Diseases, Humans, Male, Regression Analysis, Sensation Disorders, Abdominal Pain, Multivariate Analysis

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