Sluggish Cognitive Tempo in Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, and Their Comorbidity: Implications for Impairment.

McFayden, T; Jarrett, MA; White, SW; Scarpa, A; Dahiya, A; Ollendick, TH

Sluggish Cognitive Tempo in Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, and Their Comorbidity: Implications for Impairment.

McFayden, T Jarrett, MA White, SW Scarpa, A Dahiya, A Ollendick, TH

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Publisher:: Informa UK Limited
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Citation:: Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53, 2022, 51, (2), pp. 1-8
Issue Date:: 2022-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	McFayden, T
dc.contributor.author	Jarrett, MA
dc.contributor.author	White, SW
dc.contributor.author	Scarpa, A
dc.contributor.author	Dahiya, A
dc.contributor.author	Ollendick, TH
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dc.date.issued	2022-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53, 2022, 51, (2), pp. 1-8
dc.identifier.issn	1537-4416
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dc.description.abstract	Objective: Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT), characterized by lethargy and daydreaming, has most commonly been studied in community samples and in youth with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Despite shared neurodevelopmental symptoms with ADHD, few studies have investigated SCT in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The current study investigated SCT symptoms in youth with ASD, ADHD, and comorbid ASD+ADHD to explore the relations between SCT and global and social impairment.Method: Caregivers of children and adolescents (n = 98; ages 6-17) diagnosed with ADHD (n = 46), ASD (n = 28), or ASD+ADHD (n = 24) completed measures of social impairment, SCT, and demographic variables.Results: All three clinical groups demonstrated comparable levels of SCT. Diagnosis and SCT independently contributed to parent-rated social impairment, while SCT and IQ, but not diagnosis, contributed to clinician-rated global functioning. Specifically, having comorbid ASD+ADHD, but not an ASD or ADHD diagnosis alone, significantly predicted greater social impairment.Conclusion: These results extend previous literature investigating SCT in ASD and provide evidence to suggest that SCT is associated with social and global impairment above and beyond the impairment associated with ADHD and/or ASD. These results may have implications for clinical assessment and treatment of ASD and ADHD.
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dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Informa UK Limited
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53
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dc.subject	1701 Psychology, 1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Developmental & Child Psychology
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
dc.subject.mesh	Autism Spectrum Disorder
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Cognition
dc.subject.mesh	Comorbidity
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Sluggish Cognitive Tempo
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Cognition
dc.subject.mesh	Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
dc.subject.mesh	Comorbidity
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Autism Spectrum Disorder
dc.subject.mesh	Sluggish Cognitive Tempo
dc.title	Sluggish Cognitive Tempo in Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, and Their Comorbidity: Implications for Impairment.
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

Objective: Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT), characterized by lethargy and daydreaming, has most commonly been studied in community samples and in youth with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Despite shared neurodevelopmental symptoms with ADHD, few studies have investigated SCT in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The current study investigated SCT symptoms in youth with ASD, ADHD, and comorbid ASD+ADHD to explore the relations between SCT and global and social impairment.Method: Caregivers of children and adolescents (n = 98; ages 6-17) diagnosed with ADHD (n = 46), ASD (n = 28), or ASD+ADHD (n = 24) completed measures of social impairment, SCT, and demographic variables.Results: All three clinical groups demonstrated comparable levels of SCT. Diagnosis and SCT independently contributed to parent-rated social impairment, while SCT and IQ, but not diagnosis, contributed to clinician-rated global functioning. Specifically, having comorbid ASD+ADHD, but not an ASD or ADHD diagnosis alone, significantly predicted greater social impairment.Conclusion: These results extend previous literature investigating SCT in ASD and provide evidence to suggest that SCT is associated with social and global impairment above and beyond the impairment associated with ADHD and/or ASD. These results may have implications for clinical assessment and treatment of ASD and ADHD.

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