Comparison of Saliva Collection Methods in Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: Acceptability and Recovery of Cortisol

This study compared cortisol concentrations yielded using three saliva collection methods (passive drool, salivette, and sorbette) in both in vitro and in vivo conditions, as well as method acceptability for a sample of children ( n = 39) with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders. No cortisol...

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Published in:	Child psychiatry and human development Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 560 - 573
Main Authors:	Putnam, Susan K., Lopata, Christopher, Fox, Jeffery D., Thomeer, Marcus L., Rodgers, Jonathan D., Volker, Martin A., Lee, Gloria K., Neilans, Erik G., Werth, Jilynn
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Boston Springer US 01-08-2012 Springer Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Acceptability Autism Autism Spectrum Disorders Autistic children Behavioral Science and Psychology Biological and medical sciences Body fluids Child Child and School Psychology Child clinical studies Child Development Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - diagnosis Children Children & youth Comparative Analysis Concentration Cortisol Data Collection Developmental disorders Error of Measurement Female High functioning Hormones Humans Hydrocortisone - analysis Infantile autism Interpersonal Relationship Male Medical sciences Medical tests Observation Original Article Perception Pervasive Developmental Disorders Psychiatry Psychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Public Speaking Saliva Saliva - chemistry Science Experiments Specimen Handling - methods Stress Validity HFASDs Cortisol Comparison Saliva Acceptability Human Corticosteroid Steroid hormone Antiinflammatory agent Developmental disorder Hydrocortisone Glucocorticoid Recovery Pervasive developmental disorder Adrenal hormone Child High functioning autism Comparative study
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Summary:	This study compared cortisol concentrations yielded using three saliva collection methods (passive drool, salivette, and sorbette) in both in vitro and in vivo conditions, as well as method acceptability for a sample of children ( n = 39) with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders. No cortisol concentration differences were observed between passive and sorbette samples obtained in vitro or in vivo. The salivette derived concentration was lower than the other two methods for the in vitro derived comparisons but did not differ from the other methods when collected in vivo. Cross-day comparison for the salivettes was also found to differ significantly, whereas the cross-day comparisons did not differ for the passive method or the sorbette method. Overall, passive drool and sorbettes were found to produce similar and stable readings of cortisol, whereas the salivette yielded unstable and variable concentrations. Ratings suggested that the children generally perceived all methods as acceptable.
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ISSN:	0009-398X 1573-3327
DOI:	10.1007/s10578-012-0284-3