TY - JOUR
T1 - Brief Report
T2 - Examining the Association of Autism and Adverse Childhood Experiences in the National Survey of Children’s Health: The Important Role of Income and Co-occurring Mental Health Conditions
AU - Kerns, Connor Morrow
AU - Newschaffer, Craig J.
AU - Berkowitz, Steven
AU - Lee, Brian K.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the National Institute for Child and Human Development (K23 HD087472).
Funding Information:
All authors have received research funding from NIH. Dr. Berkowitz has also received funding from SAMHSA. The authors report no other conflicts of interest.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are risk factors for mental and physical illness and more likely to occur for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The present study aimed to clarify the contribution of poverty, intellectual disability and mental health conditions to this disparity. Data on child and family characteristics, mental health conditions and ACEs were analyzed in 67,067 youth from the 2011–2012 National Survey of Children’s Health. In an income-stratified sample, the association of ASD and ACEs was greater for lower income children and significantly diminished after controlling for child mental health conditions, but not intellectual disability. Findings suggest that the association of ACEs and ASD is moderated by family income and contingent on co-occurring mental health conditions.
AB - Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are risk factors for mental and physical illness and more likely to occur for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The present study aimed to clarify the contribution of poverty, intellectual disability and mental health conditions to this disparity. Data on child and family characteristics, mental health conditions and ACEs were analyzed in 67,067 youth from the 2011–2012 National Survey of Children’s Health. In an income-stratified sample, the association of ASD and ACEs was greater for lower income children and significantly diminished after controlling for child mental health conditions, but not intellectual disability. Findings suggest that the association of ACEs and ASD is moderated by family income and contingent on co-occurring mental health conditions.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-017-3111-7
DO - 10.1007/s10803-017-3111-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 28378271
AN - SCOPUS:85017121669
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 47
SP - 2275
EP - 2281
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 7
ER -
