TY - JOUR
T1 - Problem Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorder
T2 - Association with Verbal Ability and Adapting/Coping Skills
AU - For The Autism And Developmental Disorders Inpatient Research Collaborative (Addirc)
AU - Williams, Diane L.
AU - Siegel, Matthew
AU - Mazefsky, Carla A.
AU - Siegel, Matthew
AU - Erickson, Craig
AU - Gabriels, Robin L.
AU - Kaplan, Desmond
AU - Mazefsky, Carla
AU - Morrow, Eric M.
AU - Righi, Giulia
AU - Santangelo, Susan L.
AU - Wink, Logan
AU - Benevides, Jill
AU - Beresford, Carol
AU - Best, Carrie
AU - Bowen, Katie
AU - Dechant, Briar
AU - Flis, Tom
AU - Gastgeb, Holly
AU - Geer, Angela
AU - Hagopian, Louis
AU - Handen, Benjamin
AU - Klever, Adam
AU - Lubetsky, Martin
AU - MacKenzie, Kristen
AU - Meservy, Zenoa
AU - McGonigle, John
AU - McGuire, Kelly
AU - McNeil, Faith
AU - Montrenes, Joshua
AU - Palka, Tamara
AU - Pedapati, Ernest
AU - Pedersen, Kahsi A.
AU - Peura, Christine
AU - Pierri, Joseph
AU - Rogers, Christie
AU - Rossman, Brad
AU - Ruberg, Jennifer
AU - Sannar, Elise
AU - Small, Cathleen
AU - Stuckey, Nicole
AU - Tylenda, Barbara
AU - Troen, Brittany
AU - Verdi, Mary
AU - Vezzoli, Jessica
AU - Williams, Deanna
AU - Williams, Diane
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2018/11/1
Y1 - 2018/11/1
N2 - Data from the Autism Inpatient Collection was used to examine the relationship between problem behaviors and verbal ability, which have generally, though not universally, been highly associated. In a comparison of 169 minimally-verbal and 177 fluently-verbal 4 to 20-year-old psychiatric inpatients with ASD, the severity of self-injurious behavior, stereotyped behavior, and irritability (including aggression and tantrums) did not significantly differ, when controlling for age and NVIQ. Verbal ability was not strongly related to the severity of problem behaviors. However, lower adapting/coping scores were significantly associated with increasing severity of each type of problem behavior, even when accounting for verbal ability. Interventions to develop adapting/coping mechanisms may be important for mitigation of problem behaviors across the spectrum of individuals with ASD.
AB - Data from the Autism Inpatient Collection was used to examine the relationship between problem behaviors and verbal ability, which have generally, though not universally, been highly associated. In a comparison of 169 minimally-verbal and 177 fluently-verbal 4 to 20-year-old psychiatric inpatients with ASD, the severity of self-injurious behavior, stereotyped behavior, and irritability (including aggression and tantrums) did not significantly differ, when controlling for age and NVIQ. Verbal ability was not strongly related to the severity of problem behaviors. However, lower adapting/coping scores were significantly associated with increasing severity of each type of problem behavior, even when accounting for verbal ability. Interventions to develop adapting/coping mechanisms may be important for mitigation of problem behaviors across the spectrum of individuals with ASD.
KW - Autism inpatient collection (AIC)
KW - Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
KW - Challenging behavior
KW - Communication
KW - Coping skills
KW - Psychiatric inpatients
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-017-3179-0
DO - 10.1007/s10803-017-3179-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 28597186
AN - SCOPUS:85020447452
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 48
SP - 3668
EP - 3677
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 11
ER -