Irish Centre for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Research, School of Psychology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Dev Neurorehabil. 2022 Jan;25(1):29-37. doi: 10.1080/17518423.2021.1917717. Epub 2021 May 1.
Research is required to study the relationship between age of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis and the presence of comorbidities.
The Gastrointestinal Symptom Inventory, Autism Spectrum Disorder-Comorbid for Children, Behavior Problem Inventory-Short Form and Social Communication Questionnaire were completed by parents of 129 children and adolescents with a diagnosis of ASD.
Results revealed significant relationships between the age of ASD diagnosis, the presence of comorbidities and intellectual disability. Significant correlations were found between the age of ASD diagnosis and self-injurious and stereotyped behavior. Comorbid psychopathology significantly predicted the presence of GI symptoms. In addition, the relationship between comorbid psychopathology and challenging behavior in this study was reported as bi-directional as both comorbidities predicted one another in the sample.
Future research needs to consider the role of comorbidities in relation to ASD diagnosis.
需要研究自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）诊断年龄与共病的存在之间的关系。
129 名被诊断为 ASD 的儿童和青少年的家长完成了胃肠道症状量表、自闭症谱系障碍-儿童共病、行为问题量表-短表和社会沟通问卷。
结果显示 ASD 诊断年龄、共病和智力残疾之间存在显著关系。ASD 诊断年龄与自伤和刻板行为之间存在显著相关性。共患精神病理学显著预测了胃肠道症状的存在。此外，本研究中，共患精神病理学与挑战性行为之间的关系被报告为双向的，因为共患病在样本中相互预测。
未来的研究需要考虑共病在 ASD 诊断中的作用。
