Overall, a review of the literature concluded that parents of children diagnosed with
autistic disorder reported more mental health problems, compared with parents caring for a child with others intellectual disability [48][54][56]- [61].
Not exact matches
Associations between indoor environmental factors and parental -
reported autistic spectrum
disorders in children 6 — 8 years of age.
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Report on the epidemic of autism and latest research into biomedical approaches and nutritional interventions for children with
autistic spectrum
disorders.
A 2010 consensus
report published in the journal Pediatrics by Harvard Medical School researchers explained that while gastrointestinal
disorders and associated symptoms are
reported in
autistic individuals, a link between autism and gluten in the diet has not been established.
They
reported having more obligations with regard to family management and spent more time in a direct caregiving role for the child with
autistic disorder [11][12][17]- [21].
The study confirmed that mothers of children with
autistic disorder experience higher levels of depression and
reported less than quality of life compared with mothers of children with intellectual disability.
The authors
reported that attachment was negatively impacted by the severity of
autistic disorder symptoms.
AD
autistic disorder, ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder, AGO agoraphobia, AS Asperger's syndrome, AUT autism, CD conduct
disorder, DYS dysthymic
disorder, GAD generalized anxiety
disorder, HFA high functioning autism, MDD major depressive
disorder, NR not
reported, OCD obsessive compulsive
disorder, ODD oppositional defiant
disorder, PAN panic
disorder, PDD - NOS pervasive developmental
disorder not otherwise specified, PSY at least one comorbid psychiatric
disorder is present, SAD separation anxiety
disorder, SOC social anxiety
disorder, SPH specific phobia
Buck, Viskochil, Farley et al. [6]
report that 56 % of their sample of
autistic adults met criteria for at least one psychiatric
disorder, with anxiety
disorder found to have the highest current and lifetime prevalence within the sample.