scholarly journals Therapy access among children with autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder: a population-based study

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (12) ◽  
pp. 1291-1298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teal W Benevides ◽  
Henry J Carretta ◽  
Carole K Ivey ◽  
Shelly J Lane
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder

scholarly journals Autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children with cerebral palsy: results from screening in a population-based group

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 1569-1579
Author(s):  
Magnus Påhlman ◽  
Christopher Gillberg ◽  
Elisabet Wentz ◽  
Kate Himmelmann
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

Abstract Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more common in children with cerebral palsy (CP) than in the general population, but may still be underdiagnosed. This study aimed to estimate screen-positive ASD and ADHD in a population-based group of 264 school-aged children with CP born 1999–2006 from the CP register of western Sweden. Validated parent-completed questionnaires were used at a median age of 12 years 11 months (range 8–17 years). Three different scales were used to detect signs of ASD and ADHD, respectively. Response rate was 88% (232/264). In 19 children, all in the most disabled group, the screening procedure was not feasible due to too few questionnaire items completed, leaving 213 for analyses. One third (74/213) of the children screened positive for ASD and half of the children (106/213) for ADHD, which was about twice as often as ASD/ADHD diagnoses had been clinically identified. Children with intellectual disability, epilepsy and/or impaired speech ability more often screened positive for ASD as well as ADHD. Severe motor impairment was more frequently associated with screen-positive ASD, but not ADHD. Neither sex nor CP type was associated with screen-positive ASD/ADHD. In conclusion, school-aged children with CP very often screened positive for ASD and/or ADHD. The prevalence of ASD and ADHD is most likely underestimated in children with CP. These screening findings require further investigations.

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