ERIC Number: EJ863770
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
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Multi-Informant Reports of Psychiatric Symptoms among High-Functioning Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome or Autism
Hurtig, Tuula; Kuusikko, Sanna; Mattila, Marja-Leena; Haapsamo, Helena; Ebeling, Hanna; Jussila, Katja; Joskitt, Leena; Pauls, David; Moilanen, Irma
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v13 n6 p583-598 2009
The aim of the study was to examine psychiatric symptoms in high-functioning adolescents with autism spectrum disorders reported by multiple informants. Forty-three 11- to 17-year-old adolescents with Asperger syndrome (AS) or high-functioning autism (HFA) and 217 typically developed adolescents completed the Youth Self-Report (YSR), while their parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Teachers of adolescents with AS/HFA completed the Teacher Report Form (TRF). The informants reported significantly more psychiatric symptoms, especially withdrawn, anxious/depressed, social and attention problems, in adolescents with AS/HFA than in controls. In contrast to findings in the general population, the psychiatric problems of adolescents with AS/HFA are well acknowledged by multiple informants, including self-reports. However, anxiety and depressive symptoms were more commonly reported by adolescents with AS/HFA and their teachers than their parents, indicating that some emotional distress may be hidden from their parents. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Child Behavior, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Mental Disorders, Psychiatry, Comparative Analysis, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Anxiety, Withdrawal (Psychology), Antisocial Behavior, Attention, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Child Behavior Checklist
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