@article{ref1,
title="Health-related risky behaviors in adolescents with high functioning autism",
journal="Chinese Journal of Practical Pediatrics",
year="2019",
author="Gao, Zi-Lin and Liu, Jing and Li, Xue",
volume="",
number="12",
pages="86-91",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To investigate the characteristics of health-related risky behaviors in adolescents with High Functioning Autism(HFA). <br><br>METHODS: Fifty adolescents aged 12-18 years,IQ≥70 and meeting the criteria of autistic disorder in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of MentalD isorders,Fourth Edition(DSM-Ⅳ)and 50 age-and gender-matched healthy controls were recruited. The health-related risky behaviors of all subjects were assessed with the Adolescents Health-related Risky Behavior Inventory(AHRBI). The parents of autistic subjects completed the Adolescents Health-related Risky Behavior Inventory for Paren(tAHRBI-P). <br><br>RESULTS: HFA group had higher total scale score and four subscales' scores of AHRBI than controls,including Suicide and Self-Injury(SS),Health-Compromising Behavior(HCB),Aggression and Violence(AV)and Rule Breaking(RB)[e.g. Total Scores,49.5(39,81)vs. 47(38,60),P<0.05;SS scores,7(5,18)vs. 5(5,12),P<0.05]. HFA group had higher scores in the items of &quot;Bully/Threaten/Intimidate partner&quot;, &quot;Deliberately pushing and shoving others&quot;, &quot;Do not drink milk/soy milk&quot;, &quot;Do not participate in any form of physical activity&quot;, &quot;Skip Class/Play truant&quot;, &quot;Run away from home&quot;, &quot;Bite/Scratch/Bump to hurt oneself&quot; than controls[e.g. the scores of the item &quot;Bully/Threaten/Intimidate partner&quot;,1(1,5)vs. 1(1,3),P<0.05]. Among all the subscales and items,the scores of HCB,SS, &quot;Do not drink milk/soy milk&quot;, &quot;Physical discomfort due to dieting&quot;, &quot;Fighting and Arms-taking&quot; and &quot;Drinking&quot; of selfassessment in HFA group were higher than those of parents' assessment[e.g. HCB scores,8(8,18)vs. 7(5,13),P<0.05]. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The adolescents with HFA have more health-related risky behaviors than the healthy adolescents except for Smoking and Drinking(SD)and Unprotected Sex(US).<p /><p>Language: zh</p>",
language="zh",
issn="1005-2224",
doi="10.19538/j.ek2019010613",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.19538/j.ek2019010613"
}