Autism spectrum disorder: Comorbidity and demographics in a clinical sample

dc.authorid0000-0002-8131-8859en_US
dc.authorid0000-0001-5207-6240en_US
dc.contributor.authorKılıçaslan, Fethiye
dc.contributor.authorTufan, Ali Evren
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-31T13:12:22Z
dc.date.available2023-08-31T13:12:22Z
dc.date.issued2022en_US
dc.departmentBAİBÜ, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümüen_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: To determine the demographic and clinical characteristics of children followed up with the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at a tertiary center in Southeeast Turkey. Methods: Children followed up with the diagnosis of ASD at a university hospital child psychiatry clinic between June 2016 and June 2021 were evaluated retrospectively for comorbidities, intellectual functioning and age at diagnosis. Results: In the preschool group, females displayed significantly more frequent cognitive developmental delay. Median age at diagnosis was 36 months (IQR= 22) regardless of gender. Approximately three-fourth (73.7%) of the cases had at least one psychiatric comorbid disorder while 22.8% had at least one medical diagnosis. Psychiatric comorbidity was found to be associated with later diagnosis. Conclusion: Although the age at first diagnosis in this study is relatively earlier than the studies in the literature, most of the children with ASD are still diagnosed very late. Psychiatric comorbidities may lead to later diagnosis due to overshadowing. Training of educational and primary healthcare workers on symptoms of ASD may enable earlier diagnosis.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKilicaslan, F., & Tufan, A. E. (2022). Autism spectrum disorder: Comorbidity and demographics in a clinical sample. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1-10.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/20473869.2022.2074242
dc.identifier.issn2047-3869
dc.identifier.issn2047-3877
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85130493459en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20473869.2022.2074242
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/11625
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000795067200001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.institutionauthorTufan, Ali Evren
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTAYLOR & FRANCIS LTDen_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Developmental Disabilitiesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAge at Diagnosisen_US
dc.subjectAutism Spectrum Disorderen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectDemographicsen_US
dc.subjectMedical Comorbidityen_US
dc.subjectPsychiatric Comorbidityen_US
dc.titleAutism spectrum disorder: Comorbidity and demographics in a clinical sampleen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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