scholarly journals Psychotropic Medication Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: Parent Views About Medication Use and Healthcare Services

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna K. Lake ◽  
Vanessa Vogan ◽  
Amanda Sawyer ◽  
Jonathan A. Weiss ◽  
Yona Lunsky
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Psychotropic Medication ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults

Psychotropic Medication Use in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa P. Maye ◽  
Timothy W. Soto ◽  
Frances Martinez-Pedraza ◽  
Deborah K. Anderson ◽  
Catherine Lord ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Psychotropic Medication ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Adolescents With Autism

scholarly journals Neuropsychiatric profile and psychotropic medication use in adults with autism spectrum disorder: results from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Adults with Autism

BJPsych Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 461-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachael C. Cvejic ◽  
Samuel R. C. Arnold ◽  
Kitty-Rose Foley ◽  
Julian N. Trollor
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Psychotropic Medication ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Limited Evidence ◽  
Adults With Autism ◽  
Adolescents With Autism ◽  
Adults With Asd

BackgroundChildren and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are a highly medicated group. Few studies have examined the neuropsychiatric profile and patterns of psychotropic medication use among adults with ASD.AimsTo describe and compare the neuropsychiatric profile and psychotropic medication use in a cohort of adults with ASD and non-autistic controls.MethodBaseline data from a survey-based, longitudinal study of adults with ASD in Australia. Participants were 188 adults with ASD and 115 controls aged 25–80 years.ResultsASD was associated with increased odds of psychotropic medication use even when controlling for the presence of any neurological or psychiatric disorder. There were no corresponding indications for 14.4% of psychotropic medications prescribed to adults with ASD.ConclusionsThis study found substantial psychotropic prescribing for adults with ASD. Patterns of psychotropic medication use may reflect prescribing for behavioural indications despite limited evidence to support this practice.Declaration of interestNone.

Therapy and Psychotropic Medication Use in Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 145 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. S99-S107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Ziskind ◽  
Amanda Bennett ◽  
Abbas Jawad ◽  
Nathan Blum
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Psychotropic Medication ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Young Children With Autism
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