ERIC Number: EJ925311
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Publication Date: 2011-Jun
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Kiddie-SADS Reveals High Rates of DSM-IV Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Gjevik, Elen; Eldevik, Sigmund; Fjaeran-Granum, Torill; Sponheim, Eili
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v41 n6 p761-769 Jun 2011
Prevalence of current comorbid DSM-IV disorders was assessed in a special school population of children and adolescents with ASD (N = 71, age 6.0-17.9 years), representing all cognitive levels and main ASD subgroups. Symptoms were assessed through parent interview and association to child characteristics was explored. Seventy-two percent was diagnosed with at least one comorbid disorder. Anxiety disorders (41%) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (31%) were most prevalent. Obsessive-compulsive disorder was more common in older children, and oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder more prevalent in pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified. Our results show high rates of comorbid DSM-IV disorders and underscore the importance of such evaluation in children ASD. However, diagnostic challenges are present and future research on the diagnostic validity of comorbid psychiatric disorders is needed. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Special Schools, Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Anxiety, Children, Adolescents, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Parents, Interviews, Individual Characteristics, Behavior Disorders
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