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ERIC Number: EJ1351474
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Nov
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
EISSN: EISSN-1573-3432
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Heart Rate Variability in Children and Adolescents with Autism, ADHD and Co-Occurring Autism and ADHD, during Passive and Active Experimental Conditions
Bellato, Alessio; Arora, Iti; Kochhar, Puja; Ropar, Danielle; Hollis, Chris; Groom, Madeleine J.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v52 n11 p4679-4691 Nov 2022
Despite overlaps in clinical symptomatology, autism and ADHD may be associated with opposite autonomic arousal profiles which might partly explain altered cognitive and global functioning. We investigated autonomic arousal in 106 children/adolescents with autism, ADHD, co-occurring autism/ADHD, and neurotypical controls. Heart rate variability was recorded during resting-state, a 'passive' auditory oddball task and an 'active' response conflict task. Autistic children showed hyper-arousal during the active task, while those with ADHD showed hypo-arousal during resting-state and the passive task. Irrespective of diagnosis, children characterised by hyper-arousal showed more severe autistic symptomatology, increased anxiety and reduced global functioning than those displaying hypo-arousal, suggesting the importance of considering individual autonomic arousal profiles for differential diagnosis of autism/ADHD and when developing personalised interventions.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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