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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Autism. 2015 May 11;19(7):794–804. doi: 10.1177/1362361315583818

Table 4. Physical and mental/behavioral health issues in the adult self-report and legally-represented subsamples.

SR (n=225) LR (n=123)
Physical Health Sleep problems 79%1 61%1
Allergies 68%2 57%3
Gastrointestinal issues 64%3 60%2
Skin conditions 40%4 38%4
Asthma 31%5 24%6
Seizures 16%6 32%5
Diabetes 9%7 5%7

One physical comorbidity 11% 20%
Two or more physical comorbidities 88% 74%

Mental/Behavioral Anxiety (various disorders) 76%1 50%1
Depression 75%2 36%2
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 40%3 50%1
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 27%4 33%3
Bipolar Disorder 18%5 10%5
Oppositional Defiant Disorder 8%6 14%4
Schizophrenia 1%7 2%6

One mental/behavioral comorbidity 29% 28%
Two or more mental/behavioral comorbidities 57% 45%

Note. SR=Self-reporting adults with ASD; LR=Legally-authorized representative ratings about adult wards with ASD. Percentages reflect proportion of subsample endorsing diagnosis of each condition. Superscripts reflect ranked prevalence of those conditions (except “Other”) within the respective domains (Physical, Mental/Behavioral) within each subsample.