Tureck Kim, Matson Johnny L, Cervantes Paige, Turygin Nicole
a Department of Psychology , Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge , LA , USA.
Dev Neurorehabil. 2015;18(5):285-9. doi: 10.3109/17518423.2013.807884. Epub 2013 Jul 19.
Evaluate how severity of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms predicts attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in atypically developing toddlers.
Parents/caregivers of 2300 atypically developing toddlers' ages 18-37 months were assessed about their children's behaviours using the Baby and Infant Screen for Children with aUtIsm Traits (BISCUIT) Part 1 and the inattention/impulsivity subscale of the BISCUIT-Part 2.
ASD symptom severity was positively and significantly correlated with inattention/impulsivity, indicating that children with more severe symptoms of ASD tended to have higher scores on the measure of inattention/impulsivity, R(2) = 0.49, F (1, 2298) = 2234.72, p < 0.001. Additionally, ASD symptom severity significantly predicted inattention/impulsivity, β = 0.70, t (2298) = 47.27, p < 0.001.
ASD symptom severity predicts rates of ADHD symptoms in atypically developing toddlers. The implications of these findings are discussed in the context of other research.
评估自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）症状的严重程度如何预测非典型发育幼儿的注意力缺陷/多动障碍（ADHD）症状。
使用《自闭症特征儿童婴幼儿筛查量表》（BISCUIT）第1部分和BISCUIT第2部分的注意力不集中/冲动分量表，对2300名年龄在18至37个月的非典型发育幼儿的父母/照顾者进行了关于其子女行为的评估。
ASD症状严重程度与注意力不集中/冲动呈显著正相关，这表明ASD症状更严重的儿童在注意力不集中/冲动测量上的得分往往更高，R(2) = 0.49，F (1, 2298) = 2234.72，p < 0.001。此外，ASD症状严重程度显著预测了注意力不集中/冲动，β = 0.70，t (2298) = 47.27，p < 0.001。
ASD症状严重程度可预测非典型发育幼儿的ADHD症状发生率。将在其他研究的背景下讨论这些发现的意义。
