Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/28107
Title: Incidence, profiles and correlates of the Cortisol Awakening Response in high-functioning young males with ASD
Contributor(s): Sharpley, Christopher F  (author)orcid ; Bitsika, Vicki  (author)orcid ; McMillan, Mary E  (author)orcid ; Agnew, Linda L  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2019-01
Early Online Version: 2018-11-09
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2018.11.001
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/28107
Abstract: Background: The Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR) is sometimes dysregulated in young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), but previous findings are mostly based upon group mean data and do not report individual responses. In addition, investigation of the correlates of CAR dysregulation has been limited.
Methods: To provide insight into the individual profiles and correlates of the CAR in young males with ASD, 32 high-functioning male participants with ASD aged between 9 yr and 18 yr completed several measures of anxiety and mood, and provided saliva samples at waking and 30 min later for calculation of the CAR.
Results: Although group mean data showed an expected CAR profile, over half of the participants had a dysregulated CAR. There was a significant interaction between cortisol concentrations at waking and 30 min later and CAR presence/absence, suggestive of the presence of hyper- and hypo-cortisolism. Unlike previous data regarding CAR and mood states in young females with ASD, there were no significant associations between anxiety or depression and CAR dysregulation in this sample of boys with ASD.
Conclusions: The use of the CAR in research and clinical settings must be accompanied by an awareness of the likelihood of individual variability.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, v.57, p. 145-153
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 1878-0237
1750-9467
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 110999 Neurosciences not elsewhere classified
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 320903 Central nervous system
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920111 Nervous System and Disorders
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 200409 Mental health
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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School of Environmental and Rural Science
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