| Literature DB >> 28120263 |
Valentina Postorino1,2, Lawrence Scahill3, Lavinia De Peppo4,5, Laura Maria Fatta4,6, Valeria Zanna4, Maria Chiara Castiglioni4, Scott Gillespie3, Stefano Vicari4, Luigi Mazzone4,7.
Abstract
This study aimed to examine the presence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in a sample of female adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) during the acute phase of illness. We also compare the level of autistic traits, social perception skills and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in four groups: AN, ASD, and two gender- and age-matched control groups. Of the 30 AN participants, only three scored above the conventional ADOS-2 threshold for ASD. The AN participants were similar to their controls on autistic trait measures, and to the ASD group on obsessive-compulsive measures, and on theory of mind ability and affect recognition measures. Further longitudinal studies are needed in order to determine the association between these conditions.Entities:
Keywords: Acute phase of illness; Anorexia nervosa; Autism diagnostic observation schedule (ADOS); Autism spectrum disorder; Developmental history
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Year: 2017 PMID： 28120263 DOI： 10.1007/s10803-016-3023-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Autism Dev Disord ISSN： 0162-3257