Journal Article

Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders in Preschool and Elementary School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Pickles, Andrew, Simonoff, Emily, O’sullivan, Tony, Tseng, Evelin, Baird, Gillian, Howlin, Patricia, Salazar, Fernando, Chandler, Susie

2015

Overview

We employed a clinical sample of young children with ASD, with and without intellectual disability, to determine the rate and type of psychiatric disorders and possible association with risk factors. We assessed 101 children (57 males, 44 females) aged 4.5–9.8 years. 90.5 % of the sample met the criteria. Most common diagnoses were: generalized anxiety disorder (66.5 %), specific phobias (52.7 %) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (59.1 %). Boys were more likely to have oppositional defiant disorder (OR 3.9). Higher IQ was associated with anxiety disorders (OR 2.9) and older age with agoraphobia (OR 5.8). Night terrors was associated with parental psychological distress (OR 14.2). Most young ASD children met the criteria for additional psychopathology.

• Publisher: Springer US,Springer,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Adolescents / Age Differences / Age Factors / Agoraphobia / Agoraphobia - diagnosis / Agoraphobia - epidemiology / Anxiety / Anxiety Disorders / Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis / Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology / Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - diagnosis / Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - epidemiology / Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis / Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - epidemiology / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder / Autism / Autism Spectrum Disorder - diagnosis / Autism Spectrum Disorder - epidemiology / Autistic children / Behavior Problems / Behavioral Science and Psychology / Boys / Child / Child and School Psychology / Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis / Child Behavior Disorders - epidemiology / Child, Preschool / Children / Comorbidity / Complications and side effects / Correlation / Criteria / Cross-Sectional Studies / Demographic aspects / Disorders / Elementary School Students / Elementary schools / Female / Generalized anxiety disorder / Humans / Intellectual disabilities / Intellectual Disability - diagnosis / Intellectual Disability - epidemiology / Intelligence Quotient / Intelligence tests / Male / Mental Disorders / Mental illness / Neurosciences / Night terrors / Oppositional defiant disorder / Original Paper / Parent Child Relationship / Pediatrics / Pervasive Developmental Disorders / Preschool Children / Psychological distress / Psychology / Psychopathology / Public Health / Risk / Risk assessment / Risk factors