Co-occurring Psychiatric Symptoms in Verbal, School-Aged Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and at Least Average IQ

Key Points

• This research aims to explore the prevalence of co-occurring psychiatric symptoms in school-aged children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and average IQ.
• Examined youth with ASD to assess psychiatric symptoms.
• Analyzed variance in ASD symptoms' influence on concurrent symptoms.
• Considered individuals above the diagnostic threshold for ASD.
• Elevated levels of co-occurring psychiatric symptoms were observed in the studied population.
• ASD symptom variance had limited impact on the severity of concurrent psychiatric symptoms.
• Emphasizes the need for strong diagnostic practices for co-occurring symptoms.

Abstract