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- Title
Autism and Asperger syndrome: coexistence with other clinical disorders.
- Authors
Gillberg and, C.; Billstedt, E.
- Abstract
Objective: To provide a clinically useful analysis of the extent to which autism and Asperger syndrome coexist with other disorders. Method: Selective review of the literature detailing data pertaining to symptoms and disorders sometimes encountered in connection with autism or Asperger syndrome. Results: A large number of medical conditions, psychiatric disorders and behavioural and motor dyscontrol symptoms are associated with autism and Asperger syndrome. Conclusion: Comorbidity is to be expected in autism spectrum disorders — directly or indirectly. Comorbid conditions may be markers for underlying pathophysiology and suggest a more varied treatment approach. There is a great need for in‐depth research into this area, meaning that the exclusion criteria of current diagnostic manuals, i.e. those that rule out a diagnosis of autism in some disorders, and a diagnosis of certain other disorders in autism may have to be revised.
- Subjects
AUTISM; ASPERGER'S syndrome; COMORBIDITY
- Publication
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2000, Vol 102, Issue 5, p321
- ISSN
0001-690X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1034/j.1600-0447.2000.102005321.x