Lecture 8 - Co-occuring Conditions

Question 1

Comorbidity

Answer 1

the simultaneous presence of two (or more) chronic or acute diseases or conditions within one person
can cause big complications for people with ASD and another disease

Question 2

Lundstrum et al

Answer 2

comorbidity rate for kids with ASD = 1.4%

Question 3

Kids with ASD with no co morbid

Answer 3

4%

Question 4

4 or more comorbids

Answer 4

30%

Question 5

Most prevelent co-morbid with ASD

Answer 5

anxiety disorders (22-84%)
40% of individuals with ASD with 1 form of anxiety disorder

Question 6

anxiety and IQ

Answer 6

+ correlation with social anxiety

- correlation with seperation anxiety

Question 7

Depression and ASD

Answer 7

30% of people with ASD

Alexithymia = looks like depression

Question 8

Suicide

Answer 8

28 times higher in kids with ASD

3 times less frequent than in kids with depression

Question 9

ADHD

Answer 9

30-60% co morbid with ASD
DSM IV disallowed co-diagnosing ADHD and ASD
represent a continuum?

Question 10

Seizures

Answer 10

6-46%

Higher chance of epileptiform activity

Question 11

ASD and Sleep

Answer 11

60-80%, insomnia is most common

Factors: sleep hygiene, screens, epilepsy, hormones/melatonin

Question 12

Intelligence and ASD

Answer 12

best predictor of ASD

Fluid Reasoning better suited ASD assessments

Question 13

Adaptive Functioning

Answer 13

relative ability of a person to effectively interact with society on all levels and care for one’s self; affected by one’s willingness to practice skills and pursue opportunities for improvement on all levels