ABSTRACT

This study investigated the relationship between sleep, gastrointestinal symptoms, challenging behavior, adaptive behavior, and quality of life between children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) symptoms. Parents of 118 children and adolescents with ASD completed the Conners Early Childhood Rating Scale–Parent Short Form or the Conners 3–Parent Short Form, Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire, Gastrointestinal Symptom Inventory, Behavior Problems Inventory–Short Form, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory and the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition. The ASD group and the ASD with AD/HD groups differed significantly in sleep problems, gastrointestinal symptoms, and quality of life. Regressions indicated that AD/HD symptoms accounted for a small proportion of the variance for the differences in sleep problems and quality of life. AD/HD symptoms contribute to the complex needs of individuals with ASD. Research is necessary to investigate how these symptoms exacerbate comorbidities.

摘要

本研究调查了患有自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 的儿童和青少年之间的睡眠、胃肠道症状、挑战行为、适应性行为和生活质量之间的关系，有无注意缺陷/多动障碍 (AD/HD) 症状。118 名患有 ASD 的儿童和青少年的父母完成了康纳斯幼儿评定量表——父母简表或康纳斯 3 父母简表、儿童睡眠习惯问卷、胃肠道症状量表、行为问题量表——简表、儿科生活质量量表和Vineland 适应性行为量表，第二版。ASD 组和 ASD 合并 AD/HD 组在睡眠问题、胃肠道症状和生活质量方面存在显着差异。回归表明，AD/HD 症状占睡眠问题和生活质量差异差异的一小部分。AD/HD 症状有助于 ASD 患者的复杂需求。有必要进行研究以调查这些症状如何加剧合并症。