An Investigation of Comorbid Psychological Disorders, Sleep Problems, Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Epilepsy in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Mannion, Arlene; Leader, Geraldine; Healy, Olive
Titel	An Investigation of Comorbid Psychological Disorders, Sleep Problems, Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Epilepsy in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 7 (2013) 1, S.35-42 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-9467
DOI	10.1016/j.rasd.2012.05.002
Schlagwörter	Psychopathology; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Adolescents; Measures (Individuals); Anxiety Disorders; Sleep; Autism; Foreign Countries; Incidence; Comorbidity; Epilepsy; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Human Body; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Severity (of Disability); Mental Retardation; Children; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychopathologie; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Messdaten; Schlaf; Autismus; Ausland; Vorkommen; Epilepsie; Menschlicher Körper; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schweregrad; Geistige Behinderung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Irland
Abstract	The current study investigated comorbidity in eighty-nine children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Ireland. Comorbidity is the presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary disorder. The prevalence of comorbid psychological disorders, behaviours associated with comorbid psychopathology, epilepsy, gastrointestinal symptoms and sleep problems were examined. Age, gender, level of intellectual disability, presence of epilepsy, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) and an anxiety disorder were determined using a self-constructed demographic questionnaire. The Autism Spectrum Disorder-Comorbidity-Child (ASD-CC) was administered to informants to assess symptoms of psychopathology and emotional difficulties. The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) and Gastrointestinal Symptom Inventory were administered to assess sleep problems and gastrointestinal symptoms respectively. Forty-six percent of participants had a comorbid disorder, with this number increasing to 78.7% if intellectual disability was included. The prevalence of epilepsy was 10.1%, AD/HD was 18% and an anxiety disorder was 15.7%. Prevalence rates of gastrointestinal symptoms and sleep problems are discussed in the study. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10