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

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

doi:10.1007/s10803-015-2361-5

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

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

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2283-2294
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	45
Issue number	8
Early online date	4 Mar 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2361-5
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2015

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Autism
Autism spectrum disorder
Child behavior problems
Prevalence
Psychopathology

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