Coexisting Disorders and Problems in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Joint Authors
Fernell, Elisabeth
Gillberg, Christopher
Höglund Carlsson, Lotta
Norrelgen, Fritjof
Kjellmer, Liselotte
Westerlund, Joakim
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-04-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
|Objectives.
To analyze cooccurring disorders and problems in a representative group of 198 preschool children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) who had had interventions at a specialized habilitation center.
Methods.
Parents and children were seen by a research team.
Data were based on parental interviews, pediatric assessments, and tests of the child.
Information on autistic symptoms, general cognitive function, speech and language, motor function, epilepsy, vision, hearing, activity level, behavior, and sleep was collected.
Results.
Three ASD categories were used: (1) autistic disorder (AD), (2) autistic-like condition (ALC) or Asperger syndrome, and (3) one group with autistic symptoms/traits but not entirely all its criteria met for ASD.
Children with autism had a mean of 3.2 coexisting disorders or problems, the ALC/Asperger group had a mean of 1.6, and children with autistic traits had a mean of 1.6.
The most common disorder/problems in the total group pertained to language problems (78%), intellectual disability (ID) (49%), below average motor function (37%), and severe hyperactivity/ADHD (33%).
Conclusions.
The results accord with the concept of early symptomatic syndromes eliciting neurodevelopmental clinical examination (ESSENCE), and highlight the need of considering ASD in a broad perspective taking also other cooccurring developmental disorders into account.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Höglund Carlsson, Lotta& Norrelgen, Fritjof& Kjellmer, Liselotte& Westerlund, Joakim& Gillberg, Christopher& Fernell, Elisabeth. 2013. Coexisting Disorders and Problems in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1011721
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Höglund Carlsson, Lotta…[et al.]. Coexisting Disorders and Problems in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1011721
American Medical Association (AMA)
Höglund Carlsson, Lotta& Norrelgen, Fritjof& Kjellmer, Liselotte& Westerlund, Joakim& Gillberg, Christopher& Fernell, Elisabeth. Coexisting Disorders and Problems in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1011721
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1011721