Trajectories of co-occurring psychopathology symptoms in autism from late childhood to adulthood.

ABSTRACT: Given high rates of co-occurring conditions in youth and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), it is critical to examine the developmental trajectories of these symptoms of psychopathology. Using data from a cohort of participants (n = 194), most of whom were first assessed for ASD in very early childhood, we investigated the trajectories of co-occurring depressive, anxiety, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms from late childhood to adulthood. Additionally, childhood predictors and adult outcomes associated with these symptom trajectories were examined. Using group-based trajectory modeling, we found two distinct classes of individuals exhibiting each of these co-occurring symptom patterns: one class exhibited fairly low symptoms across time, and one class wi

SUBMITTER: McCauley JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7655668 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature