TABLE 1.
Patient Demographics, Diagnosis, and Medications
| Participant | Age (years at start) |
Race and Gender |
Autism spectrum or ID diagnosis |
Other comorbid diagnoses |
ARI dose mg/day |
Other medications |
Metabolic syndrome |
Prior risperidone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential patients | ||||||||
| 1 | 12 | WM | Mild ID | ADHD, Bipolar M.D. |
7.5 | Focalin DVP | − | − |
| 2 | 12 | WM | PDD-NOS Mild ID |
ADHD, Bipolar M.D. |
7.5 | Mixed amphetamine salts, AMI, DVP |
− | + |
| 3 | 12 | WM | Unspecified ID | ADHD | 10 | Mixed amphetamine salts, guanfacine, AMI |
− | − |
| 5 | 13 | WF | Mild ID | ADHD, PTSD | 15 | Clonidine, Li, AMI, DVP |
− | − |
| 6 | 13 | WF | Mild ID | ADHD, PTSD | 10 | MPH, DVP, AMI, sertraline |
− | Distant past |
| 8 | 14 | WF | Mild ID | Dysthymic Disorder |
10 | atomoxetine, Trazodone, DVP |
+ | − |
| 11 | 14 | WM | Unspecified ID | ADHD, Bipolar M.D. |
5 | Carbamazepine | − | − |
| 13 | 14 | WM | PDD-NOS Mild ID |
ADHD, Bipolar M.D. |
10 | DEX, clonidine, DVP |
− | − |
| 15 | 14 | WF | PDD-NOS Mild ID |
ADHD, PTSD, Bipolar M.D., Epilepsy |
15 | Tiagabine, DVP | + | + |
| 16 | 15 | WM | Asperger’s syndrome Mild ID |
ADHD, Phonological D/O |
15 | Concerta, clonidine, oxcarbazepine |
− | − |
| 17 | 15 | WF | Autistic D/O Unspecified ID |
ADHD, IED, PMDD |
5 | Buspirone, Sertraline |
+ | − |
| 18 | 15 | WF | B.I.F. | ADHD, trichotillomania |
2.5 | Propranolol | − | − |
| 20 | 16 | AAF | Mild ID | ADHD | 10 | Mixed amphetamine salts, atomoxetine, oxcarbazepine |
− | − |
| 23 | 18 | WM | PDD-NOS Mild ID | ADHD, PTSD, enuresis |
10 | AMI, fluoxetine | − | − |
| 24 | 18 | WM | Mild ID | IED, enuresis, encopresis |
5 | Clonidine | + | − |
| Outpatients | ||||||||
| 26 | 8 | WM | Autistic D/O Unspecified ID |
ADHD, OCD | 7.5 | Dexedrine | − | − |
| 27 | 12 | F | PDD-NOS Mild ID |
ADHD, OCD | 2.5 | DVP, escitalopram |
− | Distant past |
| 28 | 12 | WM | Asperger’s B.I.F. |
ADHD, OCD | 5 | MPH, sertraline | N/A | Distant past |
| 29 | 15 | WM | Asperger’s | ADHD, ODD | 5 | Concerta, clonidine | N/A | − |
| 30 | 11 | F | PDD-NOS B.I.F. |
ADHD | 5 | sertraline | N/A | + |
| 31 | 9 | F | PDD-NOS Mild ID |
OCD | 5 | − | N/A | − |
Note. AA = African American; ADHD = attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; AMI = amitriptyline; ARI = aripiprazole; B.I.F. = borderline intellectual functioning; Bipolar M.D. = bipolar mood disorder; DEX = dextroamphetamine; D/O = disorder; DVP = divalproex; F = female; ID = intellectual disability; IED = intermittent explosive disorder; Li = lithium; M = male; MPH = methylphenidate; MR = mental retardation; N/A = not available; OCD = obsessive compulsive disorder; ODD = oppositional defiant disorder; PDD-NOS = pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified; PMDD = premenstrual dysphoric disorder; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; RIS = risperidone; W = White