Childhood and current autistic features in adolescents with schizotypal personality disorder

ML Esterberg, HD Trotman, JL Brasfield… - Schizophrenia …, 2008 - Elsevier
ML Esterberg, HD Trotman, JL Brasfield, MT Compton, EF Walker
Schizophrenia research, 2008Elsevier
The diagnostic boundaries between autistic-and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders have
varied over the years, and some overlap in diagnostic criteria persists. The present study
examined childhood and current signs of autistic disorder (AD) in adolescents with
schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) or other personality disorders, as well as healthy
controls. A structured interview was administered to rate participants' current symptoms.
Participants' guardians were interviewed with the Autism Diagnostic Inventory—Revised …
The diagnostic boundaries between autistic- and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders have varied over the years, and some overlap in diagnostic criteria persists. The present study examined childhood and current signs of autistic disorder (AD) in adolescents with schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) or other personality disorders, as well as healthy controls. A structured interview was administered to rate participants' current symptoms. Participants' guardians were interviewed with the Autism Diagnostic Inventory—Revised (ADI-R), a clinical assessment of childhood and current autistic signs. Compared to both the other personality-disordered and healthy groups, adolescents with SPD were rated as having significantly more impairment on childhood and current social functioning, and having more unusual interests and behaviors. For the entire sample, impaired childhood social functioning and unusual interests and behaviors were associated with higher negative symptom scores. Current impairments in social functioning, unusual interests and behaviors, and communication were also linked with greater negative symptoms. However, neither childhood nor current autistic features significantly predicted later conversion to an Axis I psychotic disorder over the course of three years of follow-up. The findings indicate that past and current autistic signs are more common in adolescents with SPD, but neither current nor childhood autistic features are linked with conversion to psychosis.
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