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Direct linkNylander, Lena; Axmon, Anna; Björne, Petra; Ahlström, Gerd; Gillberg, Christopher – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
In a Swedish sample of persons eligible for disability services and aged 55 years or older in 2012, persons (n = 601) with autism spectrum disorder diagnoses registered in specialist care were identified. Register data concerning diagnoses of other psychiatric disorders, psychiatric care, and psychiatric medication were reviewed. More than 60% had…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Eligibility
Rydzewska, Ewelina; Hughes-McCormack, Laura A.; Gillberg, Christopher; Henderson, Angela; MacIntyre, Cecilia; Rintoul, Julie; Cooper, Sally-Ann – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
This study investigated the comorbid conditions in a whole country population of children/young people aged 0-24 years with and without autism. Data were drawn from Scotland's Census 2011. We calculated the percentage with autism, their extent of comorbid conditions, odds ratio (with 95% confidence intervals) of autism predicting comorbidities,…
Descriptors: Incidence, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Physical Disabilities
Gillberg, I. Carina; Helles, Adam; Billstedt, Eva; Gillberg, Christopher – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
We examined comorbid psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders in fifty adult males (mean age 30 years) with Asperger syndrome (AS) diagnosed in childhood and followed up prospectively for almost two decades (13-26 years). Only three of the 50 men had "never" met criteria for an additional psychiatric/neurodevelopmental diagnosis and…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Psychiatric Services, Neurological Impairments, Developmental Disabilities
Gillberg, Christopher; Fernell, Elisabeth – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
The reported prevalence of autism is going up and up. We propose that some--even much--of the increase in the rate of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is driven by "Autism Plus". Autism Plus refers to autism with comorbidities (including intellectual developmental disorder, language disorder, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder),…
Descriptors: Autism, Incidence, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Comorbidity
Helles, Adam; Gillberg, I. Carina; Gillberg, Christopher; Billstedt, Eva – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
This study examined objective quality of life (work, academic success, living situation, relationships, support system) and subjective quality of life (Sense of Coherence and Short-Form Health Survey-36) in an adult sample of males (n = 50, mean age: 30 years) with Asperger syndrome diagnosed in childhood and followed prospectively over two…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Males, Quality of Life, Clinical Diagnosis
Norrelgen, Fritjof; Fernell, Elisabeth; Eriksson, Mats; Hedvall, Asa; Persson, Clara; Sjölin, Maria; Gillberg, Christopher; Kjellmer, Liselotte – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
There is uncertainty about the proportion of children with autism spectrum disorders who do not develop phrase speech during the preschool years. The main purpose of this study was to examine this ratio in a population-based community sample of children. The cohort consisted of 165 children (141 boys, 24 girls) with autism spectrum disorders aged…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Speech Skills
