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- Title
Predictors of psychiatric symptoms in children with an autism spectrum disorder.
- Authors
Gadow, Kenneth D; Devincent, Carla; Schneider, Jayne
- Abstract
This study examined mental health risk/protective factors for DSM-IV psychiatric symptoms in children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their contribution to functioning separate from ASD symptom severity. Mothers/teachers completed measures of risk/protection and social, adaptive, and school functioning in 6- to 12-year-olds with a diagnosed ASD (N = 238). Bivariate correlations and simultaneous regression analyses indicated a unique pattern of predictors for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, aggression, anxiety, and depression symptoms. Moreover, psychiatric symptoms differentially predicted social and school performance. Findings indicate that co-occurring psychiatric symptoms and their associated mental health risk/protective factors may have important clinical implications and generally support a biopsychosocial model of psychopathology in children with an ASD that appears to share many similarities with models for non ASD children.
- Publication
Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2008, Vol 38, Issue 9, p1710
- ISSN
0162-3257
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10803-008-0556-8