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Boys with ASD and irritability have lower cortisol levels; parent and self‐reports of irritability reliable
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7567
pISSN - 1527-8395
DOI - 10.1002/cpu.30030
Subject(s) - irritability , psychology , autism spectrum disorder , autism , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , anxiety
The mechanism for irritability in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is not well understood, despite how common this is. It is known that irritability in typically developing children does lead to long‐term adverse outcomes, so it's surprising that it has been so little studied in children with ASD. To respond to this gap, researchers looked at the relationship between irritability and stress responses in boys with high‐functioning ASD (hfASD).