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Autism with mental health problems?

CarlyS

I've heard its quite common for autistic people to have other mental health problems, I was wondering which mental health problems are most seen in autistic people? Are personality disorders assocaiated with autism?

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  • Hi Carlys,

    With reference to your post about mental health issues, There have been a number of "conditions" associated with Autism called co - morbidities which means that a child with Autism are likely to have one or more of these conditions but doesnt mean every Autistic child will have them. Some of these include: ADHD, ADD, Bipolar, OCD, General anxiety disorder and clinical depression. I would imagine it would be particularly difficult to spot these in Autistic children because of the impairements they have. As with personality disorders, anybody can have these and if you have any concerns you should consult a G.P.

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  • Hi Carlys,

    With reference to your post about mental health issues, There have been a number of "conditions" associated with Autism called co - morbidities which means that a child with Autism are likely to have one or more of these conditions but doesnt mean every Autistic child will have them. Some of these include: ADHD, ADD, Bipolar, OCD, General anxiety disorder and clinical depression. I would imagine it would be particularly difficult to spot these in Autistic children because of the impairements they have. As with personality disorders, anybody can have these and if you have any concerns you should consult a G.P.

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