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- Title
Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğu Bulunan Olgularm Otizm Şiddetleri, Psikososyal ve Bilişsel Özellikleri Aç>s>ndan Değerlendirilmesi.
- Authors
Hesapçıoğlu, Selma Tural; Göker, Zeynep; Bilginer, Çilem; Kandil, Sema
- Abstract
Purpose: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), usually its symptoms show itself before the child is 3 years old, are heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorders accompanied by repetitive and stereotypic behaviors and characterized by impairments in the social interaction and communication. In this study, our aim is to investigate the cases with autism spectrum disorders in terms of their socio-demographic characteristics, psychosocial histories, severity of the autism, level of intelligence, and any electroencephalography (EEG) pathologies, cross-sectionally. Method: Among the cases diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder according to DSM-IV diagnostic criteria, those with ASD were included in the study. For each participant in this study, the data was collected using the socio-demographic data form and Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS). EEG was requested from the participants in addition to an intelligence test. Pervasive Developmental Disorders excluding Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders-Not Otherwise Specified and Asperger Syndrome were not included in this study. Findings: There were 94 participants in the study: 16 of them were girls (17.0%) and 78 were boys (83.0%). The participants were between 21 months and 15 years old and were diagnosed with YGB. Most of them (n=49, 52.1%) were coming from the city center of Trabzon and a majority of them (n=53, 56.4%) were living in urban areas. The mothers of the participants were between 22 and 46 years old with a mean of 31.9±5.5 years, and the fathers were between 25 and 55 years old with a mean of 36.8±5.6 years. 85 of the participants (90.4%) did not have any diagnosed psychiatric problem in their family history. According to their CARS scores, 53 (56.4%) of the participants had mild to moderate autism symptoms and 41 (43.6%) of them had severe autism symptoms. Among the 77 of the patients had an IQ score, 70 (74.5%) of them had a score below 70. One of the patients had an IQ score above 90. Discussion and Conclusion: There is a consensus among scientists that the etiology of ASD is more biological in comparison with other diseases where the etiology is more psychosocial and environmental. In our study, the abundance of the accompanying neurologic and mental problems supports in this point of view. It can be beneficial for the clinicians to take the psychosocial histories of children with OSB in terms of differential diagnoses.
- Subjects
AUTISM spectrum disorders; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; COGNITIVE ability; SYMPTOMS; NEURODEVELOPMENTAL treatment; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
Yeni Symposium, 2012, Vol 50, Issue 4, p237
- ISSN
1300-8773
- Publication type
Article