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Many anxiety disorders, such as social anxiety disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, are not commonly diagnosed in people with ASD because such symptoms are better explained by ASD itself, and it is often difficult to tell whether symptoms such as compulsive checking are part of ASD or a co-occurring anxiety problem. The prevalence of ...
Risk factors for self-harm and suicidality include circumstances that could affect anyone, such as mental health problems (e.g., anxiety disorder) and social problems (e.g., unemployment and social isolation), plus factors that affect only autistic people, such as actively trying to behave like like a neurotypical person, which is called ...
Risk factors for mental illness include psychological trauma, adverse childhood experiences, genetic predisposition, and personality traits. [7] [8] Correlations between mental disorders and substance use are also found to have a two way relationship, in that substance use can lead to the development of mental disorders and having mental disorders can lead to substance use/abuse.
MU Thompson Center research finds a generic blood pressure drug reduces anxiety in people with autism spectrum disorder.
The prevalence of anxiety disorders in children with ASD has been reported to be anywhere between 11% and 84%. [101] Epilepsy, with variations in risk of epilepsy due to age, cognitive level, and type of language disorder; 5–38% of children with autism have comorbid epilepsy, and only 16% of these have remission in adulthood. [11]
While anxiety is one of the most commonly occurring mental health symptoms, children and adolescents with high functioning autism are at an even greater risk of developing symptoms. [24] Other associated conditions of include bipolar disorder and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD).
Scientists found that participants with chronic anxiety were associated with a 2.8 times higher risk of having dementia, while those with new-onset anxiety had a 3.2 times increased risk.
A 2014 review also found that maternal diabetes was significantly associated with an increased risk of autism. [55] Although diabetes causes metabolic and hormonal abnormalities and oxidative stress, no biological mechanism is known for the association between gestational diabetes and autism risk. [81]
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