Abstract
The experience of being bullied is widespread among autistic youth. Relatively little empirical work has been done on the relationship between the bullying of these youth and school refusal (SR). This study of 67 school-age autistic boys (M = 11.7 years, SD = 2.3 years) examined several factors that may contribute to SR. Data regarding boys’ age, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), major depressive disorder (MDD), key ASD diagnostic criteria, and frequency of being bullied were collected. Results indicated that, while boys displaying emerging SR also had significantly higher GAD and MDD than boys without emerging SR, only the frequency of being bullied made a significant contribution to emerging SR. Implications for prevention and treatment of SR among autistic youth are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1081-1092 |
| Journal | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 23 Jul 2020 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2021 |
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