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TY - JOUR
T1 - Behavior problems at 5 years of age and maternal mental health in autism and intellectual disability
AU - Totsika, Vasiliki
AU - Hastings, Richard P.
AU - Emerson, Eric
AU - Berridge, Damon
AU - Lancaster, Gillian
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We examined child behavior problems and maternal mental health in a British population-representative sample of 5 year-old children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), controlling for the presence of an intellectual disability (ID). Behavior problems were significantly higher in children with ASD with/out ID compared to typically developing children, but compared to children with ID only hyperactivity was significantly higher in children with ASD/ID. After controlling for ID and maternal mental health, the presence of ASD significantly increased the odds for hyperactivity, conduct problems and emotional symptoms. Negative maternal outcomes (serious mental illness, psychological distress, and physical health limitations) were not consistently elevated in ASD. The findings highlight the early age at which behavior problems emerge in ASD, and suggest that at this age , there may not be a clear disadvantage for maternal mental health associated with having a child with ASD in the family, over and above that conferred by child behavior problems.
AB - We examined child behavior problems and maternal mental health in a British population-representative sample of 5 year-old children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), controlling for the presence of an intellectual disability (ID). Behavior problems were significantly higher in children with ASD with/out ID compared to typically developing children, but compared to children with ID only hyperactivity was significantly higher in children with ASD/ID. After controlling for ID and maternal mental health, the presence of ASD significantly increased the odds for hyperactivity, conduct problems and emotional symptoms. Negative maternal outcomes (serious mental illness, psychological distress, and physical health limitations) were not consistently elevated in ASD. The findings highlight the early age at which behavior problems emerge in ASD, and suggest that at this age , there may not be a clear disadvantage for maternal mental health associated with having a child with ASD in the family, over and above that conferred by child behavior problems.
KW - Autism spectrum disorders
KW - Intellectual disability
KW - Maternal mental health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=82755193797&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10802-011-9534-2
DO - 10.1007/s10802-011-9534-2
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:82755193797
VL - 39
SP - 1137
EP - 1147
JO - Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
JF - Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
SN - 0091-0627
IS - 8
ER -