Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Oulu, OYS, Finland.
Autism. 2009 Nov;13(6):583-98. doi: 10.1177/1362361309335719.
The aim of the study was to examine psychiatric symptoms in high-functioning adolescents with autism spectrum disorders reported by multiple informants. Forty-three 11- to 17-year-old adolescents with Asperger syndrome (AS) or high-functioning autism (HFA) and 217 typically developed adolescents completed the Youth Self-Report (YSR), while their parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Teachers of adolescents with AS/HFA completed the Teacher Report Form (TRF). The informants reported significantly more psychiatric symptoms, especially withdrawn, anxious/depressed, social and attention problems, in adolescents with AS/HFA than in controls. In contrast to findings in the general population, the psychiatric problems of adolescents with AS/HFA are well acknowledged by multiple informants, including self-reports. However, anxiety and depressive symptoms were more commonly reported by adolescents with AS/HFA and their teachers than their parents, indicating that some emotional distress may be hidden from their parents.
本研究旨在通过多来源报告来考察高功能自闭症谱系障碍青少年的精神症状。43 名 11 至 17 岁的阿斯伯格综合征（AS）或高功能自闭症（HFA）青少年和 217 名典型发育的青少年完成了青少年自我报告（YSR），而他们的父母则完成了儿童行为检查表（CBCL）。AS/HFA 青少年的教师完成了教师报告表（TRF）。报告者报告称，AS/HFA 青少年的精神症状明显多于对照组，尤其是退缩、焦虑/抑郁、社交和注意力问题。与一般人群的发现相反，AS/HFA 青少年的精神问题得到了多个来源的认可，包括自我报告。然而，AS/HFA 青少年及其教师比其父母更常报告焦虑和抑郁症状，这表明一些情绪困扰可能被父母隐瞒。
