Language and Aggressive Behaviors in Male and Female Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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• Alternative Title:
  J Autism Dev Disord
• Personal Author:
  Neuhaus, Emily ; Youn Kang, Veronica ; Kresse, Anna ; Corrigan, Sarah ; Aylward, Elizabeth ; Bernier, Raphael ; Bookheimer, Susan ; Dapretto, Mirella ; Jack, Allison ; Jeste, Shafali ; McPartland, James C. ; Van Horn, John D. ; Pelphrey, Kevin ; Webb, Sara Jane
• Corporate Authors:
  ACE GENDAAR Consortium
• Description:
  Aggressive behaviors are common among youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and correlate with pervasive social-emotional difficulties. Communication skill is an important correlate of disruptive behavior in typical development, and clarification of links between communication and aggression in ASD may inform intervention methods. We investigate child/family factors and communication in relation to aggression among 145 individuals with ASD (65 female; ages 8-17 years). Overall, more severe aggression was associated with younger age, lower family income, and difficulties with communication skills. However, this pattern of results was driven by males, and aggression was unrelated to child or family characteristics for females. Future work should incorporate these predictors in conjunction with broader contextual factors to understand aggressive behavior in females with ASD.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Aggression Autism Spectrum Disorder Child Communication Female Humans Language Male
• Source:
  J Autism Dev Disord. 52(1):454-462
• Pubmed ID:
  33682042
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9407024
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 MH100028/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 OH010028/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01 MH10028/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P50 HD103524/HD/NICHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P30 HD002274/HD/NICHD NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  52
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d42755f6fde5fa454e8a73292011d978db4bebed50c2de96d50c33d9fa9e2ec3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/120661/cdc_120661_DS1.pdf
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