The distribution of parent-reported autistic and subclinical ADHD traits in children with and without an autism diagnosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) traits often co-occur in autistic children. The presence of subclinical ADHD traits can significantly impact upon different aspects of daily living. As such, understanding the distribution of these traits in autistic children may have important implications for the validity of diagnostic tools and subsequent intervention choices. This study builds on previous latent models of parent-reported autistic and ADHD traits to propose a preliminary model of their distribution in two independent samples of autistic and neurotypical children.

Methods

Factor mixture modelling was applied to caregiver responses to the Social Responsiveness Scale - 2^nd edition and the Strengths and Weaknesses of ADHD Symptoms and Norma

SUBMITTER: Chau T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11889647 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature