The 11.5 %
rate of anxiety disorders — such phobia, panic or
generalized anxiety disorder — was slightly higher than in the general population (9 %), while the prevalence
of other mental health diagnoses was similar to
rates in the general population.
Unfortunately,
anxiety is a common occurrence in autism — according to a research paper published in Neuropsychiatry, «up to 80 %
of children with ASDs experience clinically significant
anxiety, with high comorbidity
rates for social phobia,
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive - compulsive
disorder (OCD) and separation
anxiety disorder (SAD)(30, 35, 37 and 38 %, respectively).»