Verbal Ability and Psychiatric Symptoms in Clinically Referred Inpatient and Outpatient Youth with ASD. Lerner, M. D., Mazefsky, C. A., Weber, R. J., Transue, E., Siegel, M., Gadow, K. D., Erickson, C., Gabriels, R. L., Kaplan, D., Morrow, E. M., Righi, G., Santangelo, S. L., Wink, L., Benevides, J., Beresford, C., Best, C., Bowen, K., Dechant, B., Flis, T., Gastgeb, H., Geer, A., Hagopian, L., Handen, B., Klever, A., Lubetsky, M., MacKenzie, K., Meservy, Z., McGonigle, J., McGuire, K., McNeill, F., Palka, T., Pedapati, E., Peura, C., Pierri, J., Rogers, C., Rossman, B., Ruberg, J., Sannar, E., Small, C., Smith, K. A., Stuckey, N., Troen, B., Tylenda, B., Verdi, M., Vezzoli, J., Williams, D., Williams, D., for the Autism, & (ADDIRC), D. D. I. R. C. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48(11):3689–3701, November, 2018.
Paper doi abstract bibtex Youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience high rates of psychiatric symptoms, but the relation between verbal ability and psychiatric symptoms is unknown. This study utilized a large sample of clinically referred inpatient and outpatient youth with ASD to compare psychiatric comorbidity between verbal and minimally-verbal youth, adjusting for nonverbal IQ, age, and ASD symptom severity. Results indicated that verbal youth were more likely to present with and meet clinical cutoffs for depression and oppositional defiant disorder symptoms, with greater impairment associated with depression. Youth in inpatient settings had greater symptom severity and impairment across almost all psychiatric comorbidities. These results present the most direct estimate to date of the association between verbal ability and psychiatric comorbidity in ASD.
@article{lerner_verbal_2018,
title = {Verbal {Ability} and {Psychiatric} {Symptoms} in {Clinically} {Referred} {Inpatient} and {Outpatient} {Youth} with {ASD}},
volume = {48},
issn = {1573-3432},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3344-5},
doi = {10.1007/s10803-017-3344-5},
abstract = {Youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience high rates of psychiatric symptoms, but the relation between verbal ability and psychiatric symptoms is unknown. This study utilized a large sample of clinically referred inpatient and outpatient youth with ASD to compare psychiatric comorbidity between verbal and minimally-verbal youth, adjusting for nonverbal IQ, age, and ASD symptom severity. Results indicated that verbal youth were more likely to present with and meet clinical cutoffs for depression and oppositional defiant disorder symptoms, with greater impairment associated with depression. Youth in inpatient settings had greater symptom severity and impairment across almost all psychiatric comorbidities. These results present the most direct estimate to date of the association between verbal ability and psychiatric comorbidity in ASD.},
language = {en},
number = {11},
urldate = {2025-12-22},
journal = {Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders},
author = {Lerner, Matthew D. and Mazefsky, Carla A. and Weber, Rebecca J. and Transue, Emilie and Siegel, Matthew and Gadow, Kenneth D. and Erickson, Craig and Gabriels, Robin L. and Kaplan, Desmond and Morrow, Eric M. and Righi, Giulia and Santangelo, Susan L. and Wink, Logan and Benevides, Jill and Beresford, Carol and Best, Carrie and Bowen, Katie and Dechant, Briar and Flis, Tom and Gastgeb, Holly and Geer, Angela and Hagopian, Louis and Handen, Benjamin and Klever, Adam and Lubetsky, Martin and MacKenzie, Kristen and Meservy, Zenoa and McGonigle, John and McGuire, Kelly and McNeill, Faith and Palka, Tamara and Pedapati, Ernest and Peura, Christine and Pierri, Joseph and Rogers, Christie and Rossman, Brad and Ruberg, Jennifer and Sannar, Elise and Small, Cathleen and Smith, Kahsi A. and Stuckey, Nicole and Troen, Brittany and Tylenda, Barbara and Verdi, Mary and Vezzoli, Jessica and Williams, Deanna and Williams, Diane and {for the Autism and Developmental Disorders Inpatient Research Collaborative (ADDIRC)}},
month = nov,
year = {2018},
keywords = {Autism inpatient collection, Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory, Minimally verbal, Psychiatric comorbidity, Verbal ability},
pages = {3689--3701},
}
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