Sex Differences in Co-Occurring Conditions of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autor/inn/en	Stacy, Maria E.; Zablotsky, Benjamin; Yarger, Heather A.; Zimmerman, Andrew; Makia, Barraw; Lee, Li-Ching
Titel	Sex Differences in Co-Occurring Conditions of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 18 (2014) 8, S.965-974 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361313505719
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Comorbidity; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Comparative Analysis; National Surveys; Learning Problems; Anxiety; Speech Impairments; Learning Disabilities; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Developmental Delays; Depression (Psychology); Behavior Problems; Seizures; Epilepsy; Hearing Impairments; Regression (Statistics); Racial Differences; Ethnic Groups; Parent Influence; Educational Attainment; Poverty; Health Insurance; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Autismus; Lernproblem; Angst; Speech impairment; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Language handicps; Language impairments; Sprachbehinderung; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Entwicklungsverzögerung; Anfallsleiden; Epilepsie; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Rassenunterschied; Ethnie; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Armut; Krankenversicherung; Korrelation
Abstract	This study investigated differences in co-occurring diagnoses made in females compared to males with autism spectrum disorders in 913 children (746 males and 167 females) living in the United States with a current autism spectrum disorder diagnosis identified via caregiver-reported data from the National Survey of Children's Health 2007. The results indicated that overall, females had significantly fewer reported autism spectrum disorder co-occurring conditions than males. Females, compared to males, with a current autism spectrum disorder diagnosis had lower rates of past learning disorder, current mild learning disorder, and past anxiety diagnoses. Females with a current autism spectrum disorder diagnosis were more likely than males to have been diagnosed with a speech problem in the past, while males with a current autism spectrum disorder diagnosis were more likely than females to have a current diagnosis of a mild learning disability and a past diagnosis of learning disability. In addition, males with a current autism spectrum disorder diagnosis were more likely than females to have two or more co-occurring diagnoses. These findings provide insight into trends in sex differences in autism spectrum disorder co-occurring conditions. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10