• Can J Psychiatry · Feb 2011

    Psychiatric conditions and behavioural problems in adolescents with intellectual disabilities: correlates with autism.

    • Elspeth A Bradley, Catherine S Ames, and Patrick F Bolton.
    • Surrey Place Centre, Toronto, Ontario. e.bradley@utoronto.ca
    • Can J Psychiatry. 2011 Feb 1;56(2):102-9.

    ObjectiveTo determine whether psychiatric and behavioural disorders occur more frequently in adolescents with autism and intellectual disabilities, compared with those without autism.MethodA population-based case-control study was undertaken and 36 adolescents with autism were pairwise matched for age and IQ to 36 adolescents without autism. Caregivers were interviewed with structured psychiatric interview and questionnaire measures of psychiatric and behavioural problems.ResultsCompulsive behaviours and stereotypies were significantly more common in adolescents with autism.ConclusionsAdolescents with autism are prone to compulsive behaviours and stereotypies as well as specific manifestations of anxiety, fears, and phobias.

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