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Comorbid psychopathology, challenging behavior, sensory issues, adaptive behavior and quality of life in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Leader, Geraldine
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Flynn, Christopher
; 
O'Rourke, Nathan
; 
Coyne, Rory
; 
Caher, Aoife
; 
Mannion, Arlene
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2021-03-12
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Autism spectrum disorder, comorbidity, comorbid psychopathology, challenging behavior, quality of life, sensory issues
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Leader, Geraldine, Flynn, Christopher, O’Rourke, Nathan, Coyne, Rory, Caher, Aoife, & Mannion, Arlene. (2021). Comorbid Psychopathology, Challenging Behavior, Sensory Issues, Adaptive Behavior and Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, doi:10.1080/17518423.2021.1898058
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Aim: Comorbid psychopathology refers to having a diagnosis of two or more co-occurring psychological disorders. The current study investigated the differences between children and adolescents with no-mild, moderate and severe comorbid psychopathology in children and adolescents with ASD.Method: Parents of 133 children completed the Autism Spectrum Disorder-Comorbid for Children, Behavior Problems Inventory-Short Form, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Social Communication Questionnaire, Short Sensory Profile, and Behavioral/Educational Interventions and Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) Interventions of the Autism Treatment Network Registry Parent Baseline Assessment.Results: A significant difference was found between severity of comorbid psychopathology and all types of challenging behavior and all sensory issues except movement. A small effect size was also found between comorbid psychopathology and quality of life.Conclusion: The findings from this study show significant difficulties associated with those with comorbid psychopathology in ASD in challenging behavior, sensory issues and quality of life.
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Taylor & Francis
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10.1080/17518423.2021.1898058
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