Psychiatric and Medical Profiles of Autistic Adults in the SPARK Cohort.
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| Title: | Psychiatric and Medical Profiles of Autistic Adults in the SPARK Cohort. |
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| Authors: | Fombonne, Eric, Green Snyder, LeeAnne, Daniels, Amy, Feliciano, Pamela, Chung, Wendy, The SPARK Consortium, Abbeduto, Leonard, Aberbach, Gabriella, Acampado, John, Ace, Andrea J., Albright, Charles, Alessandri, Michael, Amaral, David G., Amatya, Alpha, Anglo, Claudine, Annett, Robert D., Arriaga, Ivette, Ashley, Raven, Astrovskaya, Irina, Baalman, Kelly |
| Source: | Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. Oct2020, Vol. 50 Issue 10, p3679-3698. 20p. 6 Charts, 2 Graphs. |
| Subjects: | Mental illness, Age distribution, Articulation disorders, Autism, Caregivers, Central nervous system diseases, Diseases, Eating disorders, Health status indicators, Language disorders, Longitudinal method, People with intellectual disabilities, Sex distribution, Sleep disorders, Speech disorders, Descriptive statistics |
| Abstract: | This study examined lifetime medical and psychiatric morbidity reported by caregivers of 2917 autistic adults participating in the US research cohort SPARK. Participants were 78.4% male, 47.3% had intellectual disability, and 32.1% had persistent language impairments. Childhood language disorders (59.7%), speech/articulation problems (32.8%), sleep (39.4%) and eating problems (29.4%), motor delays (22.8%) and history of seizure (15.5%) were the most frequently reported clinical features. Over two thirds (67.2%) had been diagnosed with at least one psychiatric disorder (anxiety disorders: 41.1%; ADHD: 38.7%). Compared to verbally fluent participants, those with language impairments had lower frequencies of almost all psychiatric disorders. Female sex and older age were associated with higher medical and psychiatric morbidity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | This study examined lifetime medical and psychiatric morbidity reported by caregivers of 2917 autistic adults participating in the US research cohort SPARK. Participants were 78.4% male, 47.3% had intellectual disability, and 32.1% had persistent language impairments. Childhood language disorders (59.7%), speech/articulation problems (32.8%), sleep (39.4%) and eating problems (29.4%), motor delays (22.8%) and history of seizure (15.5%) were the most frequently reported clinical features. Over two thirds (67.2%) had been diagnosed with at least one psychiatric disorder (anxiety disorders: 41.1%; ADHD: 38.7%). Compared to verbally fluent participants, those with language impairments had lower frequencies of almost all psychiatric disorders. Female sex and older age were associated with higher medical and psychiatric morbidity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 01623257 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-020-04414-6 |
