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Han, Gloria T.; Trevisan, Dominic A.; Foss-Feig, Jennifer; Srihari, Vinod; McPartland, James C. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Autism (ASD) and schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SCZ) are neurodevelopmental conditions with overlapping and interrelated symptoms. A network analysis approach that represents clinical conditions as a set of "nodes" (symptoms) connected by "edges" (relations among symptoms) was used to compare symptom organization in the two…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Schizophrenia, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Models
Smith, Olivia; Jones, Sandra C. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Asperger's Syndrome was introduced as a separate diagnostic category in the DSM-4 (1994). Its subsequent absorption into autism spectrum disorder in the DSM-5 (2013) led to vigorous debate and concerns about the loss of the unique Asperger's identity. Existing research has identified that adults previously diagnosed with Asperger's have expressed…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Disability Identification, Clinical Diagnosis, Adults
Chloe Hutt Vater; Maura DiSalvo; Alyssa Ehrlich; Haley Parker; Hannah O'Connor; Stephen V. Faraone; Joseph Biederman – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: To provide additional information about clinical features associated with adult ADHD in patients diagnosed in childhood compared to those first diagnosed in adulthood. Method: We stratified a sample of adults with ADHD into patients diagnosed in childhood versus adulthood and compared demographic and clinical characteristics. Results:…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Age Differences, Clinical Diagnosis, Adults
Vuijk, Richard; Deen, Mathijs; Arntz, Arnoud; Geurts, Hilde M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
For autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in adults there are several diagnostic instruments available with a need for consideration of the psychometric properties. This study aimed to conduct a first psychometric evaluation of a new diagnostic ASD instrument, the NIDA (Dutch Interview for Diagnostic assessment of ASD in adults) in 90 adult males without…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Clinical Diagnosis, Psychometrics, Autism
'A Way to Be Me': Autobiographical Reflections of Autistic Adults Diagnosed in Mid-to-Late Adulthood
Lilley, Rozanna; Lawson, Wenn; Hall, Gabrielle; Mahony, Joanne; Clapham, Hayley; Heyworth, Melanie; Arnold, Samuel R. C.; Trollor, Julian N.; Yudell, Michael; Pellicano, Elizabeth – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
In this article, we report on an oral history study documenting the lives of autistic adults in Australia. This qualitative study, co-produced with autistic researchers, offers insight into the lived experiences of autistic adults diagnosed in mid-to-late adulthood. Oral history methodology was utilised to understand the experiences of autistic…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Oral History, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults
Jillian 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
Yue Xu; Miguel Angel Morales; Sandy Magaña; Kelly Hsieh – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2024
Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) are aging with chronic health issues. However, little is known about the racial disparities in chronic health conditions among adults with IDD. Do racial and ethnic minority adults with IDD experience elevated risk of chronic health conditions like in the general population? How do…
Descriptors: Race, Ethnicity, Chronic Illness, Developmental Disabilities
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
Alexandra L. Vizgaitis; Summer Bottini; Craig P. Polizzi; Eileen Barden; Adam R. Krantweiss – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2023
Objective: Self-report symptom inventories are commonly used in adult ADHD assessment, and research indicates they should be interpreted with caution. This study investigated one self-report symptom inventory for adult ADHD in a clinical sample. Method: Archival data were used to evaluate diagnostic utility of the Conners Adult ADHD Rating…
Descriptors: Adults, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Measurement Techniques
Jung-Chi Chang; Meng-Chuan Lai; Shu-Sen Chang; Susan Shur-Fen Gau – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to have suicidal thoughts and behaviors. However, little research delineates the temporal and mechanistic associations between potential risk factors and suicidality in autistic individuals. We assessed 129 autistic and 121 age-matched and sex-assigned-at-birth-matched…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Suicide, Children
Erlend Refseth Pedersen; Audny Anke; Emmy Elizabeth Langøy; Monica Isabel Olsen; Erik Søndenaa – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Studies have found that presence of challenging behaviours and mental health problems limits employment for people with intellectual disabilities. This study investigates the associations between age, gender, living condition, level of intellectual disability, diagnoses, behaviour, mental health, and employment in adults with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems, Mental Disorders
Sadusky, Andrea; Freeman, Nerelie C.; Berger, Emily; Reupert, Andrea E. – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2022
Objective: This study explored how psychologists in Australia assess and diagnose adults with dyslexia. Psychologists' understandings about dyslexia were recorded alongside the tools used for diagnosing adults with dyslexia (and how these differ from practices with young people). Training experiences and influential factors on diagnostic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dyslexia, Adults, Psychologists
Key-DeLyria, Sarah E.; Rogalski, Yvonne; Bodner, Todd; Weichselbaum, Amanda – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022
Background: Individuals with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) may experience chronic cognitive-linguistic impairments that are difficult to evaluate with existing measures. Garden path sentences are linguistically complex sentences that lead readers down a path to an incorrect interpretation. Previous research indicates many individuals, with or…
Descriptors: Sentences, Ambiguity (Semantics), Reading Comprehension, Head Injuries
Sandra E. Clifton – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Highly sensitive students are in every classroom, but few educators know of their presence or the problems that they face in the learning environment. This group of children often struggle in silence as twice-exceptional individuals who have both significant gifts but also particular challenges to navigate a neurotypical school environment. Both…
Descriptors: Gifted Disabled, Student Characteristics, At Risk Students, Adults
Dara E. Babinski; Erin J. Libsack – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Objective: The goal of this study was to examine the experiences of women diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood. Methods: Benefits and costs associated with obtaining the diagnosis were examined in two focus groups conducted virtually. Factors hindering and facilitating the identification, assessment, and subsequent treatment of ADHD were also…
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Females