Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds LS7 3JX, UK.
Peninsula Medical School, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 24;20(3):2143. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032143.
There is limited research comparing the presentation of autism in deaf and hearing children and young people. These comparisons are important to facilitate accurate diagnosis, as rates of misdiagnosis and delay in diagnosis amongst deaf children and young people are high. The aim of this study was to compare diagnostic assessment profiles of a UK cohort of autistic deaf and hearing children and young people. The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised-Deaf adaptation was completed with the parents of 106 children and young people (deaf children = 65; hearing children = 41). The majority of items explored showed no significant differences between deaf and hearing children and young people. Differences were found in peer relationships, where autistic deaf participants were less likely to respond to the approaches of other children or play imaginatively with peers. These findings need to be taken into consideration by clinicians in the assessment process.
针对聋童和听障儿童与青少年自闭症表现的研究有限。这些比较对于促进准确诊断很重要,因为聋童和青少年误诊和诊断延误的比例很高。本研究旨在比较英国自闭症聋童和听障儿童与青少年的诊断评估特征。对 106 名儿童和青少年(聋童=65 名;听障儿童=41 名)的父母进行了自闭症诊断访谈修订版-聋人适应测试。大多数探索项目在聋童和听障儿童与青少年之间没有显著差异。在同伴关系方面存在差异,自闭症聋童不太可能回应其他孩子的接近或与同伴进行富有想象力的游戏。临床医生在评估过程中需要考虑到这些发现。