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Moss, Philippa; Howlin, Patricia; Savage, Sarah; Bolton, Patrick; Rutter, Michael – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Data on psychiatric problems in adults with autism are inconsistent, with estimated rates ranging from around 25% to over 75%. We assessed difficulties related to mental health in 58 adults with autism (10 females, 48 males; mean age 44?years) whom we have followed over four decades. All were of average non-verbal intelligence quotient when…
Descriptors: Autism, Mental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Adults
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Hutton, Jane; Goode, Susan; Murphy, Margaret; Le Couteur, Ann; Rutter, Michael – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2008
A follow-up study to at least the age of 21 years of 135 individuals with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosed in childhood and an IQ of over 30 was conducted. The study is distinctive in its large size, low attrition rate and use of systematic interviews to obtain clinical information. Questionnaires completed by caregivers asked about the…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Schizophrenia, Autism, Caregivers
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Lord, Catherine; Pickles, Andrew; McLennan, John; Rutter, Michael; Bregman, Joel; Folstein, Susan; Fombonne, Eric; Leboyer, Marion; Minshew, Nancy – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1997
A study of 319 individuals with autism (ages 3-43) and 113 other subjects found that a single set of criteria, as operationalized by individually structured questions in the Autism Diagnostic Interview and Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised, was effective in differentiating autism from mental disabilities and language impairment. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Children, Clinical Diagnosis