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Direct linkVerity Chester; Medha Cherukat; Nicholas Smith; Elizabeth Patteril; Indermeet Sawhney; Asif Zia; Regi Alexander – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Introduction: Hypothyroidism is a chronic health condition which causes physical, cognitive and psychiatric symptoms. The prevalence of hypothyroidism in adults with intellectual disabilities is under researched. Method: Hypothyroidism was examined among 463 patients within an outpatient intellectual disability psychiatric team. Clinic records…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Physiology, Metabolism, Adults
Daniel Gilmore; Brittany N. Hand – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Diabetes mellitus is a challenging chronic health condition at the forefront of attention of the healthcare system. Important estimates quantifying how diabetes prevalence varies by age are available for the general population, but these estimates are poorly characterized among autistic adults. Improved diabetes prevalence and likelihood estimates…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Health Insurance, Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Walter Zahorodny; Josephine Shenouda; Kate Sidwell; Michael G. Verile; Cindy Cruz Alvarez; Arline Fusco; Audrey Mars; Mildred Waale; Tara Gleeson; Gail Burack; Paul Zumoff – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Purpose: Almost all epidemiologic studies estimating autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prevalence have focused on school-age children. This study provides the first population-based data on the prevalence and expression of ASD among adolescents in a large US metropolitan region. Methods: Active multiple source ASD surveillance of adolescents aged…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Incidence, Adolescents, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Graciela Kriegel; Sayani Paul; Kate H. Leonard; Paul Sandor – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased in recent decades, much of which is related to changes in diagnostic criteria, and greater awareness among professionals and parents. Using a prospective cross-sectional study design, this study explores the prevalence of ASD among 173 adolescents admitted to two psychiatric facilities…
Descriptors: Incidence, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adolescents, Hospitalized Children
Peterson, Jeremy M.; Borders, Christy M.; Ely, Mindy S. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2023
Deaf and hard of hearing (d/DHH) students are often labeled with one or more educationally significant disabilities in addition to their hearing loss. According to the Gallaudet Research Institution's most recent Annual Survey of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Youth (2013), almost 40% of d/DHH students nationwide receive special education…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Students with Disabilities, Comorbidity
Mann, Claire; Jun, Gyuchan T.; Tyrer, Freya; Kiani, Reza; Lewin, Gemma; Gangadharan, Satheesh K. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
People with intellectual disabilities (ID) are vulnerable to multiple long-term conditions (MLTC). However, in the UK, there are no individual strategies tailored for them. This study synthesised evidence on prevalence of MLTC in people with ID alongside risk factors, outcomes and preventative strategies. The scoping review used the tool Abstrackr…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Chronic Illness, Research, Prevention
Melo, Cláudia; Ribeiro, Tiago Pinto; Prior, Catarina; Gesta, Camila; Martins, Vânia; Oliveira, Guiomar; Temudo, Teresa – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Motor stereotypies are frequently reported in individuals with autism spectrum disorder, but determinants of stereotypies remain poorly understood. In this study, a randomized sample of children with diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder was investigated to identify the prevalence and determinants of stereotypies. A total of 134 children who…
Descriptors: Motor Reactions, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Incidence
Wai Man Raymond Chan; Ritesh Bhandarkar – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Suicidality in individuals with intellectual disability is a critical but under-researched area. This systematic review aims to synthesize existing literature on the prevalence, risk factors, and interventions for suicidality among individuals with intellectual disability. Methods: Adhering to the PRISMA guidelines, a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Suicide, Intellectual Disability, At Risk Persons, Mental Disorders
Fang Ni Ting; Jennifer S. H. Kiing; Wei Wen Li; Yiong Huak Chan; Jenny H. Y. Loo; Ying Qi Kang – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Prevalence of hearing loss in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is uncertain, as it is more challenging to assess hearing function in children with developmental difficulties (DD). We aimed to determine the prevalence and profiles of hearing loss in preschool children with ASD in a Southeast-Asian population who passed newborn hearing…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Hearing Impairments, Comorbidity, Incidence
Giannouchos, Theodoros V.; Beverly, Judith; Christodoulou, Ilias; Callaghan, Timothy – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
We analyzed the Healthcare Cost and Utilization State Emergency Department (ED) Databases and State Inpatient Databases for all individuals who were 2 years of age or older with at least one ED visit from 2011 to 2016 in New York to estimate the association between suicide and non-fatal injury-related ED visits and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).…
Descriptors: Suicide, Self Destructive Behavior, Hospitals, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Katelyn Edwards; Vicky G. Spencer – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2024
The purpose of this literature review was to provide a comprehensive summary of the relationship between Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). Eight research studies published between the years 2012 and 2022 were included in the review. The studies examined various symptoms, risk factors,…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Eating Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Risk
Mark L. Vickers; Rebecca Sue Menhinnitt; Yoon Kwon Choi; Eva Malacova; Lars Eriksson; Agesilaus W. Churchill; Belinda Oddy; Kym Boon; Christopher Randall; Anastasia Braun; Jennifer Taggart; Rodney Marsh; Paul Pun – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
This study evaluated the comorbidity rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with functional neurological disorders (FNDs). A systematic review was conducted in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. A subset of data was suitable for meta-analysis of proportions. Studies which assessed either…
Descriptors: Comorbidity, Neurological Impairments, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Meta Analysis
Phillips, Kimberly G.; Wishengrad, Jeanne S.; Houtenville, Andrew J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Inpatient hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) among beneficiaries with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) were examined using Medicaid and commercial claims from 2010-2014 in New Hampshire. IDD was defined with "International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Edition, Clinical…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Patients, Hospitals
Miot, Stéphanie; Chancel, Raphaël; Peries, Marianne; Crepiat, Sophie; Couderc, Sylvie; Pernon, Eric; Picot, Marie-Christine; Gonnier, Véronique; Jeandel, Claude; Blain, Hubert; Baghdadli, Amaria – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Multimorbidity, defined as having two or more chronic health conditions, is associated with elevated polypharmacy and mortality. Autism spectrum disorder is a whole-body chronic health condition in which comorbidities -- in particular co-occurring intellectual disability -- contribute to high clinical heterogeneity, polypharmacy and premature…
Descriptors: Comorbidity, Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability
Blackmore, Charlotte E.; Woodhouse, Emma L.; Gillan, Nicola; Wilson, Ellie; Ashwood, Karen L.; Stoencheva, Vladimira; Nolan, Alexandra; McAlonan, Grainne M.; Robertson, Dene M.; Whitwell, Susannah; Deeley, Quinton; Craig, Michael C.; Zinkstok, Janneke; Wichers, Rob; Spain, Debbie; Roberts, Ged; Murphy, Declan G. M.; Murphy, Clodagh M.; Daly, Eileen – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
The behavioural and cognitive difficulties of some adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may increase their risk of contact with the criminal justice system (CJS) as a potential suspect. There has been limited investigation of ASD and offending and available evidence is mixed. A retrospective review was completed of medical records of 1570…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Correctional Rehabilitation, Incidence
