Co-occurring Psychopathology in Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Differences by Sex in the ECHO Cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Our goals were to: 1) examine the occurrence of behavioral and emotional symptoms in children on the autism spectrum in a large national sample, stratifying by sex, and 2) evaluate whether children with increased autism-related social communication deficits also experience more behavioral and emotional problems.

Methods

 Participants (n = 7,998) were from 37 cohorts from the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program. Cross-sectional information on demographic factors, parent-report of an ASD diagnosis by clinician, Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) scores, and Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) scores were obtained for children aged 2.5-18 years by surveys. We examined mean differences in CBCL Total Problems and DSM-oriented subscale scores by aut

SUBMITTER: Volk HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12409737 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature