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Use of ECT in Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Intellectual Disability: A Single Site Retrospective Analysis
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Joshua R. Smith; Corey E. Hopkins; Jiangmei Xiong; James Luccarelli; Elizabeth Shultz; Simon Vandekar – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) are heterogenous and prevalent conditions which may occur in isolation or as a co-morbidity. Psychiatric co-morbidity is common with limited treatment options. Preliminary research into electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for these conditions has been encouraging. Thus, further research…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Comorbidity, Intervention
Patterns in Medication Use for Treatment of Depression in Autistic Spectrum Disorder
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Riley A. Argonis; Ernest V. Pedapati; Kelli C. Dominick; Katherine Harris; Martine Lamy; Cara Fosdick; Lauren Schmitt; Rebecca C. Shaffer; Elizabeth Smith; Meredith Will; Christopher J. McDougle; Craig A. Erickson – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Introduction: Depression impacts many individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), carrying increased risk of functional impairment, hospitalization, and suicide. Prescribing medication to target depression in patients with ASD occurs despite limited available systematic data describing medication management of depression in this population.…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Depression (Psychology), Autism Spectrum Disorders, Patients
Changes in Depressive Symptoms among Adolescents with ASD Completing the PEERS® Social Skills Intervention
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Schiltz, Hillary K.; McVey, Alana J.; Dolan, Bridget K.; Willar, Kirsten S.; Pleiss, Sheryl; Karst, Jeffrey S.; Carson, Audrey M.; Caiozzo, Christina; Vogt, Elisabeth M.; Yund, Brianna D.; Van Hecke, Amy Vaughan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Depression is a common concern among people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and is often associated with social skills and relationship challenges. The present data, from a randomized controlled trial, examined the effect of PEERS® on self-reported depressive symptoms via the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) among 49 adolescents with ASD.…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Comorbidity, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
A Strength-Focused Parenting Intervention May Be a Valuable Augmentation to a Depression Prevention Focus for Adolescents with Autism
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Shochet, Ian M.; Saggers, Beth R.; Carrington, Suzanne B.; Orr, Jayne A.; Wurfl, Astrid M.; Duncan, Bonnie M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
High depression rates for adolescents with autism indicate a need for a comprehensive prevention approach. Parents can promote parent--child factors that buffer adolescents from depression. However, parenting adolescents with autism presents challenges which can diminish parental self-efficacy and mental wellbeing with potential negative sequelae…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology)
Effects of a School-Based Social Skills Training Program for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability
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Plavnick, Joshua B.; Kaid, Tiffany; MacFarland, Mari C. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Social deficits are a core characteristic of individuals with autism spectrum disorders and co-occurring intellectual disabilities (ASD-ID). Despite persistence of these deficits into adolescence, few social skills interventions have been empirically evaluated for older individuals with ASD-ID. The present investigation adapted an efficacious…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Antisocial Behavior, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Parents' State and Trait Anxiety: Relationships with Anxiety Severity and Treatment Response in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Conner, Caitlin M.; Maddox, Brenna B.; White, Susan W. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
Comorbid anxiety is common among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and parents of children with ASD are more likely to have anxiety disorders. This study investigated the relationship between parents' state and trait anxiety and parent-reported internalizing and externalizing symptoms among adolescents (n = 30) with ASD, as well…
Descriptors: Comorbidity, Anxiety, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders