1. Autistic traits in children with and without ADHD.
- Author
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Kotte A, Joshi G, Fried R, Uchida M, Spencer A, Woodworth KY, Kenworthy T, Faraone SV, and Biederman J
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- Academic Medical Centers, Adolescent, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity epidemiology, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity psychology, Checklist, Child, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive epidemiology, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive psychology, Comorbidity, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Massachusetts, Risk Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity diagnosis, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive diagnosis
- Abstract
Objective: To assess the implications of autistic traits (ATs) in youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) without a diagnosis of autism., Methods: Participants were youth with (n = 242) and without (n = 227) ADHD and controls without ADHD in whom a diagnosis of autism was exclusionary. Assessment included measures of psychiatric, psychosocial, educational, and cognitive functioning. ATs were operationalized by using the withdrawn + social + thought problems T scores from the Child Behavior Checklist., Results: A positive AT profile was significantly overrepresented among ADHD children versus controls (18% vs 0.87%; P < .001). ADHD children with the AT profile were significantly more impaired than control subjects in psychopathology, interpersonal, school, family, and cognitive domains., Conclusions: A substantial minority of ADHD children manifests ATs, and those exhibiting ATs have greater severity of illness and dysfunction.
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- 2013
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