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Intolerance of Uncertainty as a Framework for Understanding Anxiety in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Modelled the relationship between anxiety and IU in ASD and a typically developing comparison group, using parent and child self-report measures confirmed significant relationships between IU and anxiety in children with ASD, and confirmed IU as a relevant construct in ASD.Abstract:
Anxiety is a problem for many children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). There is a paucity of models of the cognitive processes underlying this. Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) has utility in explaining anxiety in neurotypical populations but has only recently received attention in ASD. We modelled the relationship between anxiety and IU in ASD and a typically developing comparison group, using parent and child self-report measures. Results confirmed significant relationships between IU and anxiety in children with ASD which appears to function similarly in children with and without ASD. Results were consistent with a causal model suggesting that IU mediates the relationship between ASD and anxiety. The findings confirm IU as a relevant construct in ASD.read more
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Into the unknown: A review and synthesis of contemporary models involving uncertainty.
TL;DR: The current review and synthesis serves to define and contextualize fear of the unknown relative to related constructs, such as intolerance of uncertainty, and contemporary models of emotion, attachment, and neuroticism, to provide a robust foundation for transdiagnostic theoretical and empirical explorations into fearing the unknown and intolerance of Uncertainty.
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The Interplay Between Sensory Processing Abnormalities, Intolerance of Uncertainty, Anxiety and Restricted and Repetitive Behaviours in Autism Spectrum Disorder
TL;DR: Sensory under responsiveness and sensory over responsiveness were significantly associated with repetitive motor and insistence on sameness behaviours, and the relationships significantly mediated by IU and anxiety were found.
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Experiences of Autism Acceptance and Mental Health in Autistic Adults
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Intolerance of uncertainty in emotional disorders: What uncertainties remain?
TL;DR: A synthesis of what is known and unknown about IU is provided, and broad and novel directions for future research to address the remaining uncertainties in the literature are proposed.
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Development of the anxiety scale for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASC-ASD)
TL;DR: An adapted version of the RCADS was created based on empirical evidence of anxiety phenomenology in ASD, which included additional items related to sensory anxiety, intolerance of uncertainty, and phobias, with evidence of good reliability and validity.
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