Children diagnosed with a autism spectrum disorder are dealing with social difficulties in everyday life. They tend to have more problems during social interaction than children without autism....Show moreChildren diagnosed with a autism spectrum disorder are dealing with social difficulties in everyday life. They tend to have more problems during social interaction than children without autism. Also, children with autism experience lower levels of social well-being and higher levels of social anxiety. The current study examines whether the severity of social impairments affects the social well-being of children with autism. A total of 48 Dutch children with autism (38 boys, 7 girls), between age 8 and 17 were included in the current study. The Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) was used to measure the severity of social impairments. To measure the ability to recognize emotions and expressions, the Karolinska Directed Emotional Faces-set (KDEF) was used. The Nederlandse Persoonlijkheidsvragenlijst (NPV-J) was used to measure the degree of social anxiety. No significant results were found in the current study, which implies that social impairments has no clear effect on social anxiety.Show less
