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. 2014 Jan;44(1):204-15.
doi: 10.1007/s10803-013-1865-0.

Factor structure of autistic traits in children with ADHD

Joanna Martin  1 , Marian L Hamshere, Michael C O'Donovan, Michael Rutter, Anita Thapar
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Factor structure of autistic traits in children with ADHD

Joanna Martin et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often co-occur. Factor analyses of ASD traits in children with and without ASD indicate the presence of social and restrictive-repetitive behaviour (RRB) factors. This study used exploratory factor analyses to determine the structure of ASD traits (assessed using the Social Communication Questionnaire) in children with ADHD. Distinct factors were observed for 'social' and 'rigidity' traits, corresponding to previous factor analyses in clinical ASD and population samples. This indicates that the split between social-communicative and RRB dimensions is unaffected by ADHD in children. Moreover, the study also finds that there is some overlap across hyperactive-impulsive symptoms and RRB traits in children with ADHD, which merits further investigation.

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