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- Asztély, Karin, et al.
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Chronic pain and health-related quality of life in women with autism And/or ADHD: A prospective longitudinal study
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In: Journal of Pain Research. - 1178-7090. ; 12, s. 2925-2932
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Purpose: To investigate the prevalence of chronic pain and its association with healthrelated quality of life (HRQoL) in a group of women, diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) in childhood. Patients and methods: Prospective longitudinal 16-19 years follow-up study of 100 Swedish females diagnosed with ASD and/or ADHD in childhood/adolescence. Seventyseven of the women were included in the current sub-study, using validated measures of pain perception and quality of life. Results: A large majority of the women (76.6%) reported chronic pain. HRQoL was low overall and lower still for those reporting chronic pain. Women with ADHD who had ongoing treatment with stimulants reported a significant lower prevalence of chronic widespread pain (CWP) than those not treated. Conclusion: Comorbidity with chronic pain is common in women with ASD and/or ADHD and important to address in the clinic since it is associated with an already low HRQoL. Treatment for ADHD might reduce the pain in some cases. © 2019 Asztély et al.
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- Åsberg Johnels, Jakob, 1978, et al.
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A Hyperlexic-Like Reading Style Is Associated With Increased Autistic Features in Girls With ADHD.
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In: Journal of attention disorders. - : SAGE Publications. - 1557-1246 .- 1087-0547. ; 23:8, s. 767-776
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Hyperlexic-like reading (defined as word decoding much better than comprehension) has been associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Here we study correlates of a hyperlexic-like reading style (HPL) in ADHD, a condition known to co-occur both with reading difficulties and ASD.We compared 10 girls with an ADHD diagnosis plus HPL with 26 with ADHD minus HPL.Girls with HPL scored marginally lower in reading comprehension but did not differ from non-HPL girls in IQ, vocabulary, or in the severity of ADHD ratings. However, in addition to scoring much better on word decoding, HPL readers also displayed higher levels of social-communication deficits on the ADOS-G and the ADI-R. Moreover, correlation analysis in the full sample revealed an association between increasing autistic features and word reading.The study underscores the heterogeneity of reading skills in ADHD, and shows the relevance of subclinic autistic features for understanding this variability.
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