PMID- 19880274
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100507
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1873-3379 (Electronic)
IS  - 0891-4222 (Linking)
VI  - 31
IP  - 2
DP  - 2010 Mar-Apr
TI  - Asperger syndrome in adolescent and young adult males. Interview, self- and 
      parent assessment of social, emotional, and cognitive problems.
PG  - 287-98
LID - 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.09.006 [doi]
AB  - Descriptive and comparative follow-up studies of young adult males with Asperger 
      syndrome (AS) diagnosed in childhood, using both interview, self- and parent 
      assessment instruments for the study of aspects of emotional well-being, social 
      functioning, and cognitive-practical skills have not been performed in the past. 
      One-hundred males with AS diagnosed in childhood were approached for the 
      assessment using the Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Interview (ASDI), (personal and 
      parent interview), the Leiter-R-Questionnaires, the Beck Depression Inventory 
      (BDI), and the Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX). About 75% of the targeted group 
      participated. The ASDI results came out significantly different at personal vs 
      parent interviews in several key domains. In contrast, the 
      Leiter-R-Questionnaires, showed no significant differences across the individuals 
      with AS and their parents in the scoring of cognitive/social and 
      emotional/adaptive skills. The BDI proved to be an adequate screening instrument 
      for depression in that it correctly identified the vast majority of cases with 
      clinical depression in the AS group. The DEX results suggested an executive 
      function deficit problem profile in males with AS as severe as that reported in 
      groups of individuals with traumatic brain injury and schizophrenia. Interviews 
      (personal and collateral), and self-rating and parent-rating questionnaires all 
      have a role in the comprehensive diagnostic process in AS and other autism 
      spectrum disorders, and could be used as adjuncts when evaluating whether or not 
      individuals meeting diagnostic symptom criteria for the condition have sufficient 
      problems in daily life to warrant a clinical diagnosis of AS.
CI  - Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Cederlund, Mats
AU  - Cederlund M
AD  - Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 
      Goteborg University, Kungsgatan 12, Goteborg, Sweden.
FAU - Hagberg, Bibbi
AU  - Hagberg B
FAU - Gillberg, Christopher
AU  - Gillberg C
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Review
DEP - 20091031
PL  - United States
TA  - Res Dev Disabil
JT  - Research in developmental disabilities
JID - 8709782
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - *Asperger Syndrome/diagnosis/physiopathology/psychology
MH  - Cognition Disorders/diagnosis/physiopathology/psychology
MH  - Emotions
MH  - *Executive Function
MH  - Humans
MH  - Interviews as Topic
MH  - Male
MH  - Parents
MH  - *Social Adjustment
MH  - *Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Young Adult
RF  - 42
EDAT- 2009/11/03 06:00
MHDA- 2010/05/08 06:00
CRDT- 2009/11/03 06:00
PHST- 2009/08/28 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2009/09/15 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2009/11/03 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/11/03 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/05/08 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0891-4222(09)00150-4 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.09.006 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Res Dev Disabil. 2010 Mar-Apr;31(2):287-98. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.09.006. Epub 
      2009 Oct 31.