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Allely, Clare S.; Woodhouse, Emma; Mukherjee, Raja A. S. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Although it is recognised that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and personality disorders (PDs) have a variety of factors in common, the exact nature of the relationship between ASD and the PDs remains unclear. The overlapping symptom profiles and complexities in developmental trajectories in ASD and PDs can lead to diagnostic uncertainty and to…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Personality Problems, Mental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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de Francisco Carvalho, Lucas; Gonçalves, André Pereira; Romano, Amanda Rizzieri; Montes, Antônio da Conceição; Machado, Gisele Magarotto; Pianowski, Giselle – International Journal of Testing, 2023
We developed and validated a self-report scale for screening pathological traits of dependent personality disorder (DPD) from the Hierarchical Taxonomy of psychopathology (HiTOP) perspective. The sample was 693 adults who answered the new scale, the Dimensional Clinical Personality Inventory DPD (IDCP-DPD), the PID-5, the FFDI, and the FFBI. The…
Descriptors: Adults, Personality Problems, Pathology, Measures (Individuals)
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Vuijk, Richard; Deen, Mathijs; Arntz, Arnoud; Geurts, Hilde M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
For autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in adults there are several diagnostic instruments available with a need for consideration of the psychometric properties. This study aimed to conduct a first psychometric evaluation of a new diagnostic ASD instrument, the NIDA (Dutch Interview for Diagnostic assessment of ASD in adults) in 90 adult males without…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Clinical Diagnosis, Psychometrics, Autism
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Zarotti, Nicolò; Hudson, Clive; Human, Hannah-Rose; Muratori, Greco; Fisher, Paul – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: People with intellectual disability often receive diagnoses which may complicate their clinical care. Among these, personality disorder diagnoses are still considered contentious. Little is also known on the perspectives of staff caring for people with intellectual disability who have received a personality disorder diagnosis. Methods:…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Intellectual Disability, Personality Problems, Comorbidity
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Cumin, Julie; Pelaez, Sandra; Mottron, Laurent – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Diagnostic criteria for autism are relatively vague, and may lead to over and underdiagnosis when applied without clinical expertise. Indeed, autism is best reliably identified by experienced clinicians who take into account qualitative aspects of the condition. When assessing for autism in women, little guidance exists to support clinicians…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Females, Allied Health Personnel
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Linda K. Silverman – Roeper Review, 2024
Multi-exceptional children often have deficits in auditory, visual, or sensory processing. As few psychologists have training in modalities, these deficits may be misdiagnosed as AD/HD, Nonverbal Learning Disorder, Autism, Dyslexia, or a host of personality disorders. This article describes the symptoms of these processing deficits and offers…
Descriptors: Gifted Disabled, Perceptual Impairments, Disability Identification, Learning Modalities