Methodology Agreement in the Assessment of Bullying Towards Autistic, ADHD, and Community Youth

Morton, H. E., Bottini, S., McVey, A. J., Gillis, J. M., & Romanczyk, R. G. (2022). Methodology Agreement in the Assessment of Bullying Towards Autistic, ADHD, and Community Youth [Preprint]. Center for Open Science. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/vdu2n

Publication date: 22 Mar 2022 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Article language: English

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Disabled youth, especially autistic and ADHD youth, are at increased risk for bullying victimization compared to their peers; however, prevalence estimates vary widely. Examining prevalence rates by assessment tool, timeframe, and bullying type may clarify this variability. Parents of 335 neurodiverse youth (i.e., autism+ADHD, n=113; autism, n=105; ADHD, n=38; or community comparison, n=79) completed clinical questionnaires and several measures of bullying victimization via an online survey. Bullying prevalence was higher for longer timeframe cutoffs and more consistent for multi-item measures, particularly for neurodivergent youth. Autism+ADHD youth were more likely to be bullied than community youth; internalizing and externalizing behaviors fully moderated this relation for general assessments and partially so for a disability-specific questionnaire. Autism+ADHD youth were uniquely more vulnerable to verbal, relational, and physical bullying than community youth. Bullying in autistic and ADHD youth is best understood using a disability-specific measure. Bullying types and timeframes should be delineated within assessment.

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