A longitudinal comparison of emotional, behavioral and attention problems in autistic and typically developing children.

Nicola WrightV CourchesneA PicklesR BedfordE DukuC M KernsT BennettS GeorgiadesJ HillA RichardH SharpI M SmithT VaillancourtA Zaidman-ZaitL ZwaigenbaumP SzatmariM Elsabbaghnull null

Published in: Psychological medicine (2023)

Autistic children, and especially girls, show elevated mental health problems compared to TD children and there are some differences in predictors. Assessment of mental health should be integrated into clinical practice for autistic children.

Keyphrases

mental health
young adults
clinical practice
mental illness