Emotional and behavioural problems occur more commonly in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) compared to other children. Few studies have focused on these problems in children with ASD attending mainstream schools. We assessed via parent report the emotional and behavioural problems in 160 children aged 4-17 years with ASD attending mainstream schools and investigated differences between the primary and secondary aged children. Children with ASD had higher levels of problems across all domains of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) compared to UK norms. Within the ASD sample, SDQ scores were associated with male sex, living in a household with more children, more severe autism symptoms and fewer adaptive skills, and higher levels of family socio-economic risk. No robust primary-secondary school differences were found. Implications for future research and the support of children with ASD in mainstream school settings are discussed.

与其他儿童相比，自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 儿童更容易出现情绪和行为问题。很少有研究关注在主流学校就读的自闭症儿童的这些问题。我们通过家长报告评估了160名在主流学校就读的4-17岁患有自闭症谱系障碍的儿童的情绪和行为问题 ，并调查了中小龄儿童之间的差异。与英国标准相比，患有自闭症谱系障碍的儿童在优势和困难问卷 (SDQ) 的所有领域都存在更高水平的问题。在自闭症谱系障碍样本中，SDQ 分数与男性、生活在有更多孩子的家庭、更严重的自闭症症状和更少的适应技能以及更高水平的家庭社会经济风险有关。没有发现显着的中小学差异。讨论了对未来研究的影响以及对主流学校环境中自闭症谱系障碍儿童的支持。