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December 8, 2025Advances in Autism

Chaos and adaptive functioning for children with autism: parental worry as a mediating factor

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VRVanessa R. RaineyEBElizabeth R. BlackARArielle S. Ramey

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Overview

Analysis reveals chaos reduces adaptive functioning in children with ASD, suggesting parental worry influences socialization outcomes.

Key Points

  • Adaptive functioning decreases as chaos increases in households with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
  • Parents reported significant correlations between household chaos, adaptive functioning, and socialization, particularly for children with ASD.
  • Mediation analysis was conducted using the Penn State Worry Questionnaire and Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales for 202 families.
  • These findings imply that addressing parental worry may help improve adaptive behaviors in children with autism.

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Rainey et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/694020e82d562116f28fac82https://doi.org/10.1108/aia-05-2025-0043
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