Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) are two of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders with comorbidity rates …

Mothers and siblings of children with autism incur stressors that impact their well-being more
adversely than mothers of children with ADHD or normally developing children. In Study 1 …

Behavioral symptomatology was compared in 26 children and adolescents with Autistic
Disorder (“autism”) and 25 children and adolescents with Pervasive Developmental …

BACKGROUND The dramatic increase in the number of children with autistic spectrum
disorder (Gillberg, 1991; Wing, 1991) has brought with it the need to design and conduct …

Recent research has yielded increasing support for neurobiologic theories of autism. A
number of family and twin studies support the role of genetics and have led to wide …

There is an abundance of research investigating Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in
children; however, little emphasis has been placed on ASD in adults, especially in regards …

There is increasing concern regarding additional psychiatric problems that co-occur with
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), as reflected in recent changes to diagnostic schemes …

Abstract The Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia was modified for
use in children and adolescents with autism by developing additional screening questions …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of disorders that are typically first diagnosed in
childhood. These disorders are characterized by a triad of impairments that often require …

Comorbid diagnoses identified in pediatric samples have been correlated with a range of
outcomes, including greater levels of emotional, behavioral, and educational impairment …