
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Март 25, 2025
Despite the higher prevalence of childhood traumatic experiences and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in autistic adults, research on trauma-related psychopathology traits young people is lacking. This study examined if high predispose individuals to experiences, development PTSD general psychopathology, greater functional impairment by age 18, both population a subsample trauma-exposed people. Data were utilised from Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study, nationally representative cohort 2,232 same-sex twins born 1994-1995 across England Wales. Participants subset children whose parents completed Childhood Autism Spectrum Test (CAST), during assessments at ages 8, 9 and/or 12 years (N = 1,504). We tested associations between age-18 reports lifetime trauma exposure, diagnosis, ('p-factor') NEET status ('not employment, education or training'). Analyses conducted controlling for sex, family socioeconomic (SES), intelligence quotient (IQ) accounting clustering. Higher significantly associated with exposure (Odd Ratio [OR] 1.26, 95% Confidence Intervals [CI] 1.03; 1.54), diagnosis (OR 1.91, CI 1.29; 2.82), (beta 3.22, 1.84; 4.60) 1.48, 1.05; 2.09) 18. Only robust adjustment potential confounders. Among children, also 1.75, 1.15; 2.68) 3.36, 0.68; 6.04) but only association held when adjusted Our findings suggest need develop targeted evidence-based treatments meet needs traits. However, whether our extend diagnosed requires further investigation.
Язык: Английский