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The impact of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder on adaptive functioning in children diagnosed late with autism spectrum disorder—A comparative analysis

dc.contributor.authorMagnúsdóttir, Kristjana
dc.contributor.authorSaemundsen, Evald
dc.contributor.authorEinarsson, Baldvin L.
dc.contributor.authorMagnússon, Páll
dc.contributor.authorNjardvik, Urdur
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-28T09:41:58Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-28T09:41:58Zen
dc.date.issued2016-03en
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.identifier.citationThe impact of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder on adaptive functioning in children diagnosed late with autism spectrum disorder—A comparative analysis 2016, 23:28 Research in Autism Spectrum Disordersen
dc.identifier.issn17509467en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.rasd.2015.11.012en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2336/607263en
dc.descriptionTo access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink at the bottom of the pageen
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the relationship between ASD, ADHD and adaptive behavior in children aged 7-17 years at the time of their first ASD diagnosis. Results showed that 68.1% of the participants had a clinical diagnosis of ADHD in addition to ASD. A hypothesis of an additive negative effect of ADHD on adaptive behavior of children with ASD was partly supported. When controlling for age, gender, IQ and autistic symptoms, communication was the only adaptive behavior domain that remained significant. Further analyses of the data showed that this effect was limited to high functioning boys (IQ >= 80). The reasons why ADHD did not impinge on the adaptive behavior of low functioning boys and low and high functioning girls are discussed. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.description.sponsorshipJanssen-Cilag Novartis State Diagnostic Counseling Center funden
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevier SCIen
dc.relation.urlhttp://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1750946715300106en
dc.rightsArchived with thanks to Research in Autism Spectrum Disordersen
dc.subjectADDen
dc.subjectADHDen
dc.subjectÞroskafráviken
dc.subjectPSC12
dc.subject.meshAttention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivityen
dc.subject.meshComorbidityen
dc.subject.meshExecutive Functionen
dc.subject.meshAdaptation, Psychologicalen
dc.subject.meshAutism Spectrum Disorderen
dc.titleThe impact of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder on adaptive functioning in children diagnosed late with autism spectrum disorder—A comparative analysisen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.department[ 1 ] State Diagnost & Counseling Ctr, Digranesvegur 5, IS-200 Kopavogur, Iceland [ 2 ] Univ Iceland, Fac Med, Reykjavik, Iceland [ 3 ] Univ Iceland, Fac Psychol, Reykjavik, Iceland [ 4 ] Landspitali Univ Hosp, Dept Child & Adolescent Psychiat, Reykjavik, Iceland   Organization-Enhanced Name(s)      Landspitali National University Hospitalen
dc.identifier.journalResearch in Autism Spectrum Disordersen
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html.description.abstractThis study investigated the relationship between ASD, ADHD and adaptive behavior in children aged 7-17 years at the time of their first ASD diagnosis. Results showed that 68.1% of the participants had a clinical diagnosis of ADHD in addition to ASD. A hypothesis of an additive negative effect of ADHD on adaptive behavior of children with ASD was partly supported. When controlling for age, gender, IQ and autistic symptoms, communication was the only adaptive behavior domain that remained significant. Further analyses of the data showed that this effect was limited to high functioning boys (IQ >= 80). The reasons why ADHD did not impinge on the adaptive behavior of low functioning boys and low and high functioning girls are discussed. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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