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Direct linkJillian Alai; Elisabeth F. Callen; Tarin Clay; David W. Goodman; Lenard A. Adler; Stephen V. Faraone – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: Examine differences in care patterns around adult ADHD between race (White/Non-White) and ethnic (Hispanic/Non-Hispanic) groups utilizing existing quality measures (QMs), concerning diagnosis, treatment, and medication prescribing. Methods: The AAFP National Research Network in partnership with SUNY Upstate Medical used an EHR dataset…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adults, Racial Differences, Ethnicity
Dalhaug, Kristina Caroline; Storvik, Kristin; Kildahl, Arvid Nikolai – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Introduction: Mental health assessment in autistic individuals with intellectual disabilities may be challenging. Findings from non-autistic samples indicate overlap between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and psychotic disorder/schizophrenia, but little is known about this potential overlap in autistic people. Methods: Explorative,…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability
Simon M. Bury; Darren Hedley; Mirko Uljarevic; Xia Li; Mark A. Stokes; Sander Begeer – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Autistic adults experience high rates of unemployment, yet research investigating what predicts employment success produces inconsistent results. By utilising longitudinal person-oriented analyses, this study aimed to identify employment trajectories of autistic adults to better understand what may predict stable autistic employment. Participants…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Profiles, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults
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
Hellquist, Anna; Tammimies, Kristiina – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Clinical genetic testing is recommended for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. There are only a few reports of how these recommendations are followed and especially missing for European countries. We aimed to analyze the rate of access, utilization, and awareness of clinical genetic testing among autistic individuals in Sweden…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Genetic Disorders, Screening Tests
Helandri Haasbroek; Neo Morojele – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Autism spectrum disorder has often been assumed to be a protective factor against substance use, yet the extent of substance use in this population has been difficult to determine as limited research has been done on these interacting variables. This systematic literature review examined 26 studies published between 2009 and 2019 to uncover the…
Descriptors: Research Reports, Substance Abuse, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Social Isolation
Santambrogio, Jacopo; Masi, Gabriele; Bertelli, Marco O. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
The purpose of this article is to discuss the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Report 230, "Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in individuals with intellectual disability" which aims to reduce the frequent misdiagnosis of this condition in people with ID, as shown in the case vignette that begins our commentary. The College…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Comorbidity
Allison, Kristen M.; Cordella, Claire; Iuzzini-Seigel, Jenya; Green, Jordan R. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: Despite having distinct etiologies, acquired apraxia of speech (AOS) and childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) share the same central diagnostic challenge (i.e., isolating markers specific to an impairment in speech motor planning/programming). The purpose of this review was to evaluate and compare the state of the evidence on approaches to…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Neurological Impairments, Speech Impairments, Children
Bojana Mastilo; Mirjana Ðordevic; Nenad Glumbic; Haris Memisevic; Milica Pejovic-Milovancevic – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Introduction: Social knowledge is an important aspect of social cognition that pertains to broader knowledge of social concepts and norms. People with intellectual disabilities are more likely to experience mental health challenges, and it's important to pay special attention to how comorbid conditions can affect their social cognition skills,…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Comorbidity, Intelligence Tests, Vocabulary
Grey House Publishing, 2022
"The Autism Spectrum Handbook & Resource Guide" combines valuable, easy-to-understand educational information for consumers, patients, and their families, with official reports and releases about monitoring childhood growth and important milestones, community statistics, living with an ASD, and treatments and further resources for…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Child Development, Risk, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Peña-Salazar, Carlos; Arrufat, Francesc; Santos, Josep Manel; Fontanet, Abel; González-Castro, Gretel; Más, Silvia; Roura-Poch, Pere; Valdés-Stauber, Juan – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background and purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the level of mental disorders and challenging behaviour in individuals with intellectual disability (ID) supported by specialized services, but without a prior psychiatric diagnosis, and to compare the levels of different disorders depending on the severity of ID. Methods: This is a…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Clinical Diagnosis, Behavior Disorders
Al-Khudairi, Rashed; Perera, Bhathika; Solomou, Solomis; Courtenay, Ken – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2019
The diagnosis of ADHD is often missed or misdiagnosed in people with intellectual disability. Despite a significant growth in literature on the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in people without intellectual disability, there have been few studies on ADHD in people with intellectual disability. In this paper, we describe a group of adults with…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Clinical Diagnosis
Valdes, Francisca; Keary, Christopher J.; Mullett, Jennifer E.; Palumbo, Michelle L.; Waxler, Jessica L.; Pober, Barbara R.; McDougle, Christopher J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Descriptions of individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) and co-morbid major depressive disorder (MDD) with psychotic features have not appeared in the literature. In addition to reviewing previous reports of psychotic symptoms in persons with WS, this paper introduces clinical histories and therapeutic management strategies for three previously…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Psychosis, Adults, Comorbidity
Huang, Yunhe; Arnold, Samuel R. C.; Foley, Kitty-Rose; Trollor, Julian N. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
More adults are undergoing autism assessment due to recent changes in awareness, diagnostic criteria and professional practices. This scoping review aimed to summarise research on autism diagnosis in adulthood and identify any gaps for future study. The authors searched for studies involving first-time assessment and diagnosis of autism in adults,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Adults
Basilakos, Alexandra; Yourganov, Grigori; den Ouden, Dirk-Bart; Fogerty, Daniel; Rorden, Chris; Feenaughty, Lynda; Fridriksson, Julius – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2017
Purpose: Apraxia of speech (AOS) is a consequence of stroke that frequently co-occurs with aphasia. Its study is limited by difficulties with its perceptual evaluation and dissociation from co-occurring impairments. This study examined the classification accuracy of several acoustic measures for the differential diagnosis of AOS in a sample of…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Speech Impairments, Clinical Diagnosis, Aphasia
