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Oppositional Defiant Disorder as a Clinical Phenotype in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Gadow, Kenneth D.; DeVincent, Carla J.; Drabick, Deborah A. G. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
To examine the validity of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) as a clinical phenotype distinct from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), parents and teachers completed a DSM-IV-referenced rating scale and a background questionnaire for 608 children (ages 3-12 years) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The ASD sample was separated…
Descriptors: Autism, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders
Autism Symptoms in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Familial Trait which Correlates with Conduct, Oppositional Defiant, Language and Motor Disorders
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Mulligan, Aisling; Anney, Richard J. L; O'Regan, Myra; Chen, Wai; Butler, Louise; Fitzgerald, Michael; Buitelaar, Jan; Steinhausen, Hans-Christoph; Rothenberger, Aribert; Minderaa, Ruud; Nijmeijer, Judith; Hoekstra, Pieter J.; Oades, Robert D.; Roeyers, Herbert; Buschgens, Cathelijne; Christiansen, Hanna; Franke, Barbara; Gabriels, Isabel; Hartman, Catharina; Kuntsi, Jonna; Marco, Rafaela; Meidad, Sheera; Mueller, Ueli; Psychogiou, Lamprini; Rommelse, Nanda; Thompson, Margaret; Uebel, Henrik; Banaschewski, Tobias; Ebstein, Richard; Eisenberg, Jacques; Manor, Iris; Miranda, Ana; Mulas, Fernando; Sergeant, Joseph; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund; Asherson, Phil; Faraone, Stephen V.; Gill, Michael – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
It is hypothesised that autism symptoms are present in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), are familial and index subtypes of ADHD. Autism symptoms were compared in 821 ADHD probands, 1050 siblings and 149 controls. Shared familiality of autism symptoms and ADHD was calculated using DeFries-Fulker analysis. Autism symptoms were higher…
Descriptors: Siblings, Autism, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
Disparities in Diagnoses Received Prior to a Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Mandell, David S.; Ittenbach, Richard F.; Levy, Susan E.; Pinto-Martin, Jennifer A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
This study estimated differences by ethnicity in the diagnoses assigned prior to the diagnosis of autism. In this sample of 406 Medicaid-eligible children, African-Americans were 2.6 times less likely than white children to receive an autism diagnosis on their first specialty care visit. Among children who did not receive an autism diagnosis on…
Descriptors: African Americans, Identification, Ethnicity, Autism
ADHD Symptom Subtypes in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorder
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Gadow, Kenneth D.; DeVincent, Carla J.; Pomeroy, John – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
Objective: Compares DSM-IV ADHD subtypes in large samples of 3-to-5 and 6-to-12 year old children with pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) vs. nonPDD clinic referrals. Method: Parents and teachers completed a DSM-IV-referenced rating scale. Results: ADHD subtypes were clearly differentiated from the nonADHD group and showed a differential…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Subtyping Stereotypic Behavior in Children: The Association between Stereotypic Behavior, Mood, and Heart Rate.
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Willemsen-Swinkels, Sophie H. N.; Buitelaar, Jan K.; Dekker, Marjoleine; van Engeland, Herman – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1998
The stereotypic behavior 26 children (ages 33-86 months) while in a playroom session with their parents was studied. The sample included children with pervasive developmental disorder, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, language impairments, and typical children. Results indicated that stereotypies associated with different moods differed…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Response, Heart Rate