Internalizing Symptoms Mediate the Relation Between Acute Pain and Autism in Adults

Research on pain in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is in its infancy, with almost nothing known about how individual differences may predicting pain response in ASD. In the present study, 45 adults (28 male, age 22–48 years) with diagnoses of autism and intellectual delay were observed during vaccin...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2019-01, Vol.49 (1), p.270-278
Main Authors: Garcia-Villamisar, D., Moore, D., Garcia-Martínez, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute pain
Acute Pain - complications
Acute Pain - physiopathology
Adult
Adults
Anxiety
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder - complications
Autism Spectrum Disorder - physiopathology
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child and School Psychology
Cleaning
Clinical Diagnosis
Correlation
Defense Mechanisms
Dental Health
Depression (Psychology)
Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Immunization
Immunization Programs
Individual differences
Infancy
Intellectual Disability
Internalization
Male
Measures (Individuals)
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Mood
Neurosciences
Original Paper
Pain
Pain Perception
Pediatrics
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Prediction
Psychological Patterns
Psychology
Public Health
Severity
Severity (of Disability)
Symptoms
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Vaccination
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Summary:Research on pain in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is in its infancy, with almost nothing known about how individual differences may predicting pain response in ASD. In the present study, 45 adults (28 male, age 22–48 years) with diagnoses of autism and intellectual delay were observed during vaccination or dental cleaning and their pain behaviours coded and measures of autism symptom severity, anxiety, depression and obsessivity taken. Our findings showed that greater autism severity predicted greater pain response which was partially mediated by anxiety and depression. These data suggest that mental health symptoms are important when considering pain response in autism. Mood must therefore be considered in future research on pain in ASD as well as clinical pain management.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-018-3765-9