Journal Article

Prevalence of Co-occurring Medical and Behavioral Conditions/Symptoms Among 4- and 8-Year-Old Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Selected Areas of the United States in 2010

Kurzius-Spencer, M, Christensen, D, Soke, G N, Schieve, L A, Maenner, M J

2018

Overview

We compared the prevalence of various medical and behavioral co-occurring conditions/symptoms between 4- and 8-year-olds with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from five sites in the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network during the 2010 survey year, accounting for sociodemographic differences. Over 95% of children had at least one co-occurring condition/symptom. Overall, the prevalence was higher in 8- than 4-year-olds for 67% of co-occurring conditions/symptoms examined. Further, our data suggested that co-occurring conditions/symptoms increased or decreased the age at which children were first evaluated for ASD. Similarly, among the 8-year-olds, the prevalence of most co-occurring conditions/symptoms was higher in children with a previous ASD diagnosis documented in their records. These findings are informative for understanding and screening co-occurring conditions/symptoms in ASD.

• Publisher: Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder / Autism / Autism Spectrum Disorders / Autistic children / Behavior problems / Children / Comorbidity / Copyrights / Developmental Disabilities / Disease Control / Down Syndrome / Epilepsy / Gender Differences / Medical diagnosis / Medical screening / Mental Disorders / National Surveys / Networks / Periodicals / Professional Education / Psychological Patterns / Records (Forms) / Sociodemographics / Symptoms / Symptoms (Individual Disorders)