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Finding Similarities in Differences between Autistic Adults: Two Replicated Subgroups
| العنوان: | Finding Similarities in Differences between Autistic Adults: Two Replicated Subgroups |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Tulsi A. Radhoe (ORCID |
| المصدر: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2024 54(9):3449-3466. |
| الاتاحة: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2024 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Population Groups, Intelligence, Comparative Analysis, Cluster Grouping, Cognitive Ability, Psychological Characteristics, Difficulty Level, Quality of Life, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Severity (of Disability) |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-023-06042-2 |
| تدمد: | 0162-3257 1573-3432 |
| مستخلص: | Autism is heterogeneous, which complicates providing tailored support and future prospects. We aim to identify subgroups in autistic adults with average to high intelligence, to clarify if certain subgroups might need support. We included 14 questionnaire variables related to aging and/or autism (e.g., demographic, psychological, and lifestyle). Community detection analysis was used for subgroup identification in an original sample of 114 autistic adults with an adulthood diagnosis (autism) and 58 non-autistic adults as comparison group (COMP), and a replication sample (N[subscript Autism] = 261; N[subscript COMP] = 287), both aged 30-89 years. Next, we identified subgroups and assessed external validity (for cognitive and psychological difficulties, and quality of life [QoL]) in the autism samples. To test specificity, we repeated the analysis after adding 123 adults with ADHD, aged 30-80 years. As expected, the autism and COMP groups formed distinct subgroups. Among autistic adults, we identified three subgroups of which two were replicated. One of these subgroups seemed most vulnerable on the cluster variables; this subgroup also reported the most cognitive and psychological difficulties, and lowest QoL. Adding the ADHD group did not alter results. Within autistic adults, one subgroup could especially benefit from support and specialized care, although this must be tested in future studies. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| ملاحظات: | https://uvaauas.figshare.com/articles/dataset/A_community_detection_study_Two_replicated_distinct_subgroups_in_autistic_adults/21333633 |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| رقم الانضمام: | EJ1437541 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
| تدمد: | 0162-3257 1573-3432 |
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| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-023-06042-2 |