Reported Wandering Behavior among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Intellectual Disability - 24/06/16
, Benjamin Zablotsky, PhD 3, Rosa M. Avila, MSPH 4, Lisa J. Colpe, PhD 5, Laura A. Schieve, PhD 1, Beverly Pringle, PhD 5, Stephen J. Blumberg, PhD 3Abstract |
Objective |
To characterize wandering, or elopement, among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability.
Study design |
Questions on wandering in the previous year were asked of parents of children with ASD with and without intellectual disability and children with intellectual disability without ASD as part of the 2011 Survey of Pathways to Diagnosis and Services. The Pathways study sample was drawn from the much larger National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs conducted in 2009-2010.
Results |
For children with special healthcare needs diagnosed with either ASD, intellectual disability, or both, wandering or becoming lost during the previous year was reported for more than 1 in 4 children. Wandering was highest among children with ASD with intellectual disability (37.7%) followed by children with ASD without intellectual disability (32.7%), and then children with intellectual disability without ASD (23.7%), though the differences between these groups were not statistically significant.
Conclusions |
This study affirms that wandering among children with ASD, regardless of intellectual disability status, is relatively common. However, wandering or becoming lost in the past year was also reported for many children with intellectual disability, indicating the need to broaden our understanding of this safety issue to other developmental disabilities.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : autism spectrum disorder, developmental disabilities, children with special healthcare needs, wandering, elopement
Abbreviations : ADHD, ASD, IAN, NCHS, NS-CSHCN
Plan
| Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health with funds available from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Public Law 111-5). The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention, Emory University, the University of Washington, or the National Institute of Mental Health. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
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