کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
370184 621851 2012 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Physiologic arousal to social stress in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A pilot study
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب رفتاری
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Physiologic arousal to social stress in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A pilot study
چکیده انگلیسی

Little is known about arousal to socially stressful situations in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. This preliminary study investigates physiologic arousal in children with high functioning autism (HFA, n = 19) compared to a comparison group (n = 11) before, during, and after the Trier Social Stress Test. The HFA group was more likely to have a decrease in salivary cortisol following the stressor, while the comparison group was more likely to have an increase (p = .02). However, there was no difference in electrodermal activity, a measure of sympathetic arousal, or vagal tone, a measure of parasympathetic activity, between groups. These findings implicate a differential neuroendocrine response to social stress in children with HFA despite similar sympathetic and parasympathetic responses during a stressor. Further studies are required to substantiate this finding.


► Study of arousal to social stress in children with high functioning autism (HFA).
► HFA group decreased salivary cortisol level after the stress, controls had increase.
► No difference in sympathetic or parasympathetic activity between HFA and controls.
► Findings implicate different neuroendocrine response to social stress in HFA.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders - Volume 6, Issue 1, January–March 2012, Pages 177–183
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