TY  - GEN
N2  - This study examined lifetime medical and psychiatric morbidity reported by caregivers of 2,917 autistic adults participating in the US research cohort SPARK. Participants were78.4% male, 47.3% had intellectual disability, and 32.1% had persistent language impairments. Childhood language disorders (59.7%), speech/articulation problems (32.8%), sleep (39.4%) and eating problems (29.4%), motor delays (22.8%) and history of seizure (15.5%) were the most frequently reported clinical features. Over two thirds (67.2%) had been diagnosed with at least one psychiatric disorder (anxiety disorders: 41.1%; ADHD: 38.7%). Compared to verbally fluent participants, those with language impairments had lower frequencies of almost all psychiatric disorders. Female sex and older age were associated with higher medical and psychiatric morbidity.
DO  - 10.6083/2514nm14d
DO  - DOI
AB  - This study examined lifetime medical and psychiatric morbidity reported by caregivers of 2,917 autistic adults participating in the US research cohort SPARK. Participants were78.4% male, 47.3% had intellectual disability, and 32.1% had persistent language impairments. Childhood language disorders (59.7%), speech/articulation problems (32.8%), sleep (39.4%) and eating problems (29.4%), motor delays (22.8%) and history of seizure (15.5%) were the most frequently reported clinical features. Over two thirds (67.2%) had been diagnosed with at least one psychiatric disorder (anxiety disorders: 41.1%; ADHD: 38.7%). Compared to verbally fluent participants, those with language impairments had lower frequencies of almost all psychiatric disorders. Female sex and older age were associated with higher medical and psychiatric morbidity.
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
T1  - Psychiatric and medical profiles of autistic adults in the SPARK cohort
DA  - 2020
AU  - Fombonne, Eric
AU  - O'Roak, Brian
AU  - Coppola, Leigh
AU  - Mastel, Sarah
AU  - Beeson, Landon
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8239/files/Eric-Fombonne.pdf
PB  - Oregon Health and Science University
PY  - 2020
ID  - 8239
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8239/files/Eric-Fombonne.pdf
KW  - Autism Spectrum Disorder
KW  - Language Disorders
KW  - Intellectual Disability
KW  - Mental Disorders
KW  - Anxiety Disorders
KW  - Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
KW  - Specific Language Disorder
TI  - Psychiatric and medical profiles of autistic adults in the SPARK cohort
Y1  - 2020
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8239/files/Eric-Fombonne.pdf
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8239/files/Eric-Fombonne.pdf
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8239/files/Eric-Fombonne.pdf
ER  -