Brief Report: Adaptive Functioning in Children with ASD, ADHD and ASD + ADHD

Autor/inn/en	Ashwood, Karen L.; Tye, Charlotte; Azadi, Bahare; Cartwright, Sally; Asherson, Philip; Bolton, Patrick
Titel	Brief Report: Adaptive Functioning in Children with ASD, ADHD and ASD + ADHD
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45 (2015) 7, S.2235-2242 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-014-2352-y
Schlagwörter	Autism; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Comorbidity; Adjustment (to Environment); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Cognitive Ability; Males; Comparative Analysis; Socialization; Scores; Measures (Individuals); Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Denkfähigkeit; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Messdaten
Abstract	Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often co-occur. Children with ASD and ADHD demonstrate deficits in adaptive functioning, yet pure and comorbid groups have not been directly compared. Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales (VABS-II) data were examined in boys with ASD (n = 17), ADHD (n = 31) and ASD + ADHD (n = 38). Results demonstrated lower socialisation and composite scores and greater discrepancy between cognitive and adaptive abilities in the ASD + ADHD group compared to the ADHD-only group. Significant associations were shown between reduced adaptive functioning and autism symptoms, but not ADHD symptoms. Children with ASD + ADHD present with exacerbated impairments in adaptive functioning relative to children with ADHD, associated with ASD symptoms. Disentangling variation in adaptive skills may aid the assessment of complex cases. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01