TY - JOUR
T1 - Is quality of life related to high autistic traits, high ADHD traits and their Interaction? Evidence from a Young-Adult Community-Based twin sample
AU - Capp, Simone J.
AU - Agnew-Blais, Jessica
AU - Lau-Zhu, Alex
AU - Colvert, Emma
AU - Tye, Charlotte
AU - Aydin, Ümit
AU - Lautarescu, Alexandra
AU - Ellis, Claire
AU - Saunders, Tyler
AU - O’Brien, Lucy
AU - Ronald, Angelica
AU - Happé, Francesca
AU - McLoughlin, Gráinne
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank all of the participants who took part in IDEAS and made this research possible. Particular acknowledgement and thanks should go to all of the individuals who have given their time to help with recruitment, data collection, data entry, data clearing and/or social media during the course of the IDEAS project (Algirdas Midveris, Anjna Benoy, James Butterworth, Jenna Lee, John Ward, Pratichi Piyushkymar Joshi, Rayane Chami, and Qigang Deng). We would also like to thank and acknowledge all of the staff and team members who have worked with TEDS and the Social Relationships Study over the years. We would like to thank all of the funders who have made this work possible. IDEAS was supported by funding from the UKRI Medical Research Council (MR/N013182/1) awarded to Gráinne McLoughlin. The Social Relationships Study has been supported by funding from the MRC (Grant reference G0500870) and Economic and Social Research Council (Grant reference ES/M011488/1). SC receives studentship funding from MQ:Transforming Mental Health ( https://www.mqmentalhealth.org/ ) who have made this work possible in supporting her PhD. We gratefully acknowledge the ongoing contribution of the participants in the Twins Early Development Study (TEDS) and their families. TEDS is supported by a programme grant from the UK Medical Research Council (MR/V012878/1 and previously MR/M021475/1), with additional support from the US National Institutes of Health (AG046938). We note that no funders associated with this work played a role in producing the manuscript or the decision to submit for publication.
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This study explored whether high autistic traits, high attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) traits and their interaction were associated with quality of life (QoL) in a sample of 556 of young-adult twins (Mean age 22 years 5 months, 52% Female). Four participant groups were created: high autistic traits, high ADHD traits, high autistic/ADHD traits, and low ADHD/autistic traits. High autistic traits were associated with lower QoL across domains (physical, psychological, social, and environmental). High ADHD traits associated with lower physical, psychological, and environmental QoL. The interaction of autistic and ADHD traits was not significant in any domain. While mental health difficulties were associated with lower QoL, after accounting for mental health, most relationships between autistic traits, ADHD traits and QoL remained.
AB - This study explored whether high autistic traits, high attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) traits and their interaction were associated with quality of life (QoL) in a sample of 556 of young-adult twins (Mean age 22 years 5 months, 52% Female). Four participant groups were created: high autistic traits, high ADHD traits, high autistic/ADHD traits, and low ADHD/autistic traits. High autistic traits were associated with lower QoL across domains (physical, psychological, social, and environmental). High ADHD traits associated with lower physical, psychological, and environmental QoL. The interaction of autistic and ADHD traits was not significant in any domain. While mental health difficulties were associated with lower QoL, after accounting for mental health, most relationships between autistic traits, ADHD traits and QoL remained.
KW - ADHD (attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder)
KW - Adults
KW - Autism
KW - Mental Health
KW - Quality of life
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-022-05640-w
DO - 10.1007/s10803-022-05640-w
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85133620759
SN - 0162-3257
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
ER -
