ABSTRACT

Background: Teenage youth with co-morbid intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) could be at higher risk for behavioral and social difficulties than youth with ID only.

Methods: Youth aged 13 years were diagnosed with ID (n = 37), ID/ASD (n = 26), or typical development (TD, n = 98). Mothers and teachers completed measures of youth behavior problems, mental health, social skills, friendships, and their own well-being.

Results: ID/ASD youth were at heightened risk across almost all measures when compared with TD youth. On 14 of the 38 domains assessed, ID/ASD youth had significantly more difficulties than youth with ID only. Most notably, they scored higher on internalizing problems and lower on friendships and peer acceptance. Their mothers reported lower well-being for themselves.

Conclusion: Compared to families of youth with ID only, youth with combined ID/ASD experienced greater psychological and social difficulties and their mothers experienced lower-well-being.

摘要

背景：与仅患有ID的青年相比，患有合并症的智力残疾（ID）和自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的青少年可能会有更高的行为和社会风险。

方法： 13岁的青年被诊断出ID（n = 37），ID / ASD（n = 26）或典型发育（TD，n = 98）。母亲和老师完成了有关青年行为问题，心理健康，社交技能，友谊和自身幸福感的测量。

结果：与TD青年相比，ID / ASD青年在几乎所有指标中的患病风险均升高。在评估的38个领域中，有14个领域的ID / ASD青年比仅ID青年要困难得多。最值得注意的是，他们在内部问题上得分较高，而在友谊和同伴接纳方面得分较低。他们的母亲表示自己的幸福感较低。

结论：与仅患有ID的青年家庭相比，合并有ID / ASD的青年在心理和社会方面的困难更大，而母亲的幸福感较低。