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Mental Health Issues Affect 3 In 4 Kids With Autism by Shaun Heasley | January 26, 2021 The vast majority of children with autism have at least one mental health condition too, new research suggests. Almost 78% of kids on the spectrum are diagnosed with some type of mental health condition and almost half have two or more. Even among preschool-age children with autism, 44.8% have such conditions. By contrast, just 14.1% of young people without autism have mental health conditions. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below That’s according to a study published recently in The Journal of Clinica...
Study shows high prevalence of mental health conditions among children with autism Nearly 78 per cent of children with autism have at least one mental health condition and nearly half have two mental health conditions or more, according to a new U.S. study from the University of British Columbia's department of psychology and the AJ Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University (Pennsylvania). The study also found mental health conditions present in 44.8 per cent of pre-school age children with autism. The scope of the issue among that age group had not previously been established using a larg...
Copy to Clipboard Are kids with autism at high risk for mental health conditions? (Getty Images) Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex brain development disorder that is associated with significant, typically lifelong, functional impairment and public health challenges. People with autism experience co-occurring health conditions that may adversely affect their quality of life as well as the complexity and cost of their care. Co-occurring mental health conditions such as anxiety, attention, mood and behavior disorders are a part of this burden, but a population-based prevalence estimate...