Problems of Girls and Young Women with Mental Retardation (Intellectual Disabilities)

Hodapp, Robert M.; Dykens, Elisabeth M.

doi:10.1007/0-306-48674-1_8

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“…This finding warrants further investigation, particularly in more varied degrees of ID. There is a dearth of research on ASD in adults, gender differences in ASD, as well as gender differences in ID (see Hodapp & Dykens, 2005), making the present study in an even narrower research area (i.e., gender differences in adults with ASD and ID) and thus, limiting comparisons with previous literature. Finally, in adults without ID or ASD, no significant gender differences in ASD symptoms were found.…”

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Gender Differences in Core Symptomatology in Autism Spectrum Disorders across the Lifespan

Taylor

Matson

2011

J Dev Phys Disabil

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A preponderance of males with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has been evident since the initial writings on the topic. This male predominance has consistently emerged in all ASD research to date in epidemiological as well as clinical populations. Despite this long recognized gender disparity in ASD, surprisingly there is a paucity of research addressing gender as it relates to core ASD symptom presentation. Gender differences may manifest with regard to symptom domains, severity, breadth, and so forth. The present research examined gender differences in ASD symptomatology in three populations: infants and toddlers at risk for developmental disability, children and adolescents, and adults with intellectual disability (ID). No significant gender differences in ASD symptoms were found in the infant/toddler or child/adolescent populations. In the adult population, in participants with ID alone, females had higher endorsements of social (i.e., participation in social games, sports, and activities; interest in other's side of the conversation; and imitation) and communication (i.e., interest in other's side of the conversation and reading body language) impairments compared to males. This study has considerable implications in both the clinical and research realms regarding identification and intervention issues for females with ASD, as well as stimulating a future research agenda in this area.

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Gender Differences in Core Symptomatology in Autism Spectrum Disorders across the Lifespan

Taylor

Matson

2011

J Dev Phys Disabil

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“…Surprisingly, gender effects have yet to be rigorously examined in ''dual diagnosis'' work [Hodapp and Dykens, 2005]. Even though women in the general population are more prone to depression than men, most studies in Down syndrome have not reported analyses of possible gender differences in depression or other disorders [e.g., Meyers and Pueschel, 1991;Collacot et al, 1992].…”

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Psychiatric and behavioral disorders in persons with Down syndrome

Dykens

2007

Ment. Retard. Dev. Disabil. Res. Rev.

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Similar to the state of the broader intellectual disabilities field, many gaps exist in the research and treatment of mental health concerns in people with Down syndrome. This review summarizes key findings on the type and prevalence of behavior and emotional problems in children, adolescents, and adults with Down syndrome. Such findings include relatively low rates of severe problems in children, and well-documented risks of depression and Alzheimer's disease in older adults. The review also considers emerging data on autism, and the paucity of studies on adolescents. Three next steps for research are highlighted, including a need to: (1) connect research on psychiatric status and diagnoses across developmental periods, including adolescence, and to examine such associated processes as sociability, anxiety and attention; (2) unravel complicated biopsycho-social risk and protective factors that serve to increase or diminish psychopathology; and (3) identify evidence-based treatments that both reduce distressful symptoms and enhance well-being in individuals with Down syndrome.

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“…Ме ђу тим, њи хо во со ци јал но по наша ње ни је увек при клад но, због пре ко мер не со ци јал не ори јен та ци је ка од ра сли ма, ко ја се огле да у не ди скрими на тив но сти и со ци јал ној де зин хи би ци ји. Пре ма истра жи вач ким на ла зи ма, 94% од ра слих са ВС се мо же ока рак те ри са ти као со ци јал но де зин хи би ра но, а 59% њих се упу шта у не при клад но гр ље ње, љу бље ње и до-ди ри ва ње дру гих [23]. По ме ну тим ка рак те ри сти ка ма се при дру жу је и не до ста так опре зно сти при оства рива њу со ци јал них ин тер ак ци ја с не по зна тим осо ба ма [24].…”

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“…По ме ну тим ка рак те ри сти ка ма се при дру жу је и не до ста так опре зно сти при оства рива њу со ци јал них ин тер ак ци ја с не по зна тим осо ба ма [24]. Ова кав вид со ци јал ног по на ша ња, уз на ив ност и ви со ку ем па тич ност, чи ни их под ло жним екс пло а таци ји и зло ста вља њу [23].…”

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Challenging behavior: Behavioral phenotypes of some genetic syndromes

Buha¹,

Gligorović²,

Maksic³

2014

Srp Arh Celok Lek

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Challenging behavior in individuals with mental retardation (MR) is relatively frequent, and represents a significant obstacle to adaptive skills. The frequency of specific forms and manifestations of challenging behavior can depend on a variety of personal and environmental factors. There are several prominent theoretical models regarding the etiology of challenging behavior and psychopathology in persons with MR: behavioral, developmental, socio-cultural and biological. The biological model emphasizes the physiological, biochemical and genetic factors as the potential source of challenging behavior. The progress in the field of genetics and neuroscience has opened the opportunity to study and discover the neurobiological basis of phenotypic characteristics. Genetic syndromes associated with MR can be followed by a specific set of problems and disorders which constitutes their behavioral phenotype. The aim of this paper was to present challenging behaviors that manifest in the most frequently studied syndromes: Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, Williams syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome and Angelman syndrome. The concept of behavioral phenotype implies a higher probability of manifesting specific developmental characteristics and specific behaviors in individuals with a certain genetic syndrome. Although the specific set of (possible) problems and disorders is distinctive for the described genetic syndromes, the connection between genetics and behavior should be viewed through probabilistic dimension. The probabilistic concept takes into consideration the possibility of intra-syndrome variability in the occurrence, intensity and time onset of behavioral characteristics, at which the higher variability the lower is the specificity of the genetic syndrome. Identifying the specific pattern of behavior can be most important for the process of early diagnosis and prognosis. In addition, having knowledge about behavioral phenotype can be a landmark in the creation of targeted treatment strategies for individuals with a specific genetic syndrome.

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Problems of Girls and Young Women with Mental Retardation (Intellectual Disabilities)

Cited by 8 publications

References 56 publications

Gender Differences in Core Symptomatology in Autism Spectrum Disorders across the Lifespan

Gender Differences in Core Symptomatology in Autism Spectrum Disorders across the Lifespan

Psychiatric and behavioral disorders in persons with Down syndrome

Challenging behavior: Behavioral phenotypes of some genetic syndromes

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