worrit wrote:
it seems the psychiatrist thinks they can't be diagnosed as she is autistic.
Is this right? Has anyone heard of this? Any help would be great.
Hmm, how odd that the US government has published papers which prove otherwise.
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"RESULTS:
Seventy percent of participants had at least one comorbid disorder and 41% had two or more. The most common diagnoses were social anxiety disorder (29.2%, 95% confidence interval [CI)] 13.2-45.1), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (28.2%, 95% CI 13.3-43.0), and oppositional defiant disorder (28.1%, 95% CI 13.9-42.2). Of those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, 84% received a second comorbid diagnosis. There were few associations between putative risk factors and psychiatric disorder.
CONCLUSIONS:
Psychiatric disorders are common and frequently multiple in children with autism spectrum disorders. They may provide targets for intervention and should be routinely evaluated in the clinical assessment of this group."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18645422Apparently paid professionals in the UK on the same page,
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Mental health and autism
Even though mental illness can be more common for people on the autism spectrum than in the general population, the mental health of autistic people is often overlooked. Here we look at anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and depression.
By Dr Anastasios Galanopoulos, Dr Dene Robertson, Ms Debbie Spain and Dr Clodagh Murphy. This information is drawn from an article that first appeared in the Mental Health supplement of Your Autism Magazine, Vol 8(4), Winter 2014.
Anxiety disorders
Anxiety disorders are very common amongst people on the autism spectrum. Roughly 40% have symptoms of at least one anxiety disorder at any time, compared with up to 15% in the general population. Understandably, this can lead to sadness or depression – one reason why a mixture of anxiety and depression is common.
http://www.autism.org.uk/about/health/m ... ealth.aspxWell, damn, even the Brazilians expect the possibility of comorbid conditions,
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1). . The Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS).22
2). . Determination of social abilities and adaptive skills. The Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS),23 completed by a parent, can provide information relating to social abilities. The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (Vineland-II, 2nd edition)24 can be administered by a clinician or completed by parents to assess adaptive skills.
3). . Screening for maladaptive behaviors and comorbid problems (e.g., hyperactivity, irritability, aggression, temper outbursts, self-injury, mood, anxiety symptoms) can be assessed by means of parent or caregiver completion of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist-Community Version (ABC-CV).25
4). . Screening for medical comorbidities (history of elimination disorders, seizures, gastrointestinal problems, growth abnormalities). The role of medical testing in the assessment of ASD is increasing, although full consensus is lacking as to what tests are considered universally appropriate. Examples include possible electroencephalogram testing, given that the rate of comorbid epilepsy in ASD varies between 15-30%. When epilepsy is present, a neurologist assessment should be indicated.
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script= ... 3000500008
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