NDLI: Boys with Asperger Syndrome Grow Up: Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Disorders 20 Years After Initial Diagnosis

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Author	Gillberg, I. Carina Helles, Adam Billstedt, Eva Gillberg, Christopher
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	We examined comorbid psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders in fifty adult males (mean age 30 years) with Asperger syndrome (AS) diagnosed in childhood and followed up prospectively for almost two decades (13–26 years). Only three of the 50 men had never met criteria for an additional psychiatric/neurodevelopmental diagnosis and more than half had ongoing comorbidity (most commonly either ADHD or depression or both). Any psychiatric comorbidity increased the risk of poorer outcome. The minority of the AS group who no longer met criteria for a full diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder were usually free of current psychiatric comorbidity. The high rate of psychiatric/neurodevelopmental comorbidities underscores the need for a full psychiatric/neurodevelopmental assessment at follow-up of males with AS.
Starting Page	74
Ending Page	82
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01623257
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume Number	46
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15733432
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-07-26
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Autism spectrum disorder Asperger syndrome Psychiatric disorder Depression ADHD DCD Schizophrenia Neurodevelopmental Long-term follow-up Child and School Psychology Pediatrics Neurosciences Public Health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Developmental and Educational Psychology

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