Views of Teachers on Anxiety Symptoms in Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Greene et al. (2019) asked the teachers to rate anxiety in their students.

Half of the students had autism; half were neurotypical.

Teachers used a short checklist that lists common worry signs.

Teachers marked 48 out of every the students with ASD as highly anxious.

Students with stronger language skills got higher anxiety scores.

Typical peers were rated far lower, showing the signal is real.

Bitsika et al. (2015) already showed parent, child, and teacher anxiety scores rarely line up.

Their data say you need more than one reporter; K et al. prove teacher-only views still flag a big problem.

Gundeslioglu et al. (2025) moved the same question to university students and found the same gap—autistic students report more mental-health trouble—so the worry trail continues after high school.

Melegari et al. (2025) add that bullying plus high parent stress turns the worry up even further, hinting why some teachers see more signs than others.

If half of your learners with ASD look anxious to teachers, build calm-down breaks and clear schedules into the IEP.

Check verbally skilled students extra—they may hide worry behind fluent talk.

Finally, pair teacher checklists with a quick parent or self-rating; the numbers won’t match, but you’ll catch the kids who need help.