ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2023
Is quality of life related to high autistic traits, high ADHD traits and their Interaction? Evidence from a Young-Adult Community-Based twin sample.
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- Autistic traits are associated with lower perceived executive function but not poorer executive function task performance in the general population: complementary meta-analytic evidence.Molecular autism · 2025Pooled it
- Reduced occurrence of alpha waves during resting state predicts high attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder traits in young adults.JCPP advances · 2026Article
- Autism related traits and anxiety in the general population are linked through intolerance of uncertainty and affect labeling.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- ADHD polygenic risk predicts neural signatures of cognitive control: Evidence from midfrontal theta dynamics.Translational psychiatry · 2026Article
- Depression and anxiety are increased in autism and ADHD: Evidence from a young adult community-based sample.JCPP advances · 2025Article
- Improving Autistic Experiences in the Workplace: Key Factors and Actionable Steps.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Intolerance of Uncertainty and Anxiety (but not Alexithymia) Mediate the Association Between Autistic Traits and Quality of Life.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Specificity of Episodic Future Thinking in Adolescents: Comparing Childhood Maltreatment, Autism Spectrum, and Typical Development.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2024Article
- Genetic Overlap Between Midfrontal Theta Signals and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Longitudinal Twin Cohort.Biological psychiatry · 2023Article
- Autism severity and its relationship to disability.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2023Article
- Face processing in young adults with autism and ADHD: An event related potentials study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Quality of life, functional impairment and continuous performance task event-related potentials (ERPs) in young adults with ADHD and autism: A twin study.JCPP advances · 2022Article
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Abstract
This study explored whether high autistic traits, high attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) traits and their interaction were associated with quality of life (QoL) in a sample of 556 of young-adult twins (Mean age 22 years 5 months, 52% Female). Four participant groups were created: high autistic traits, high ADHD traits, high autistic/ADHD traits, and low ADHD/autistic traits. High autistic traits were associated with lower QoL across domains (physical, psychological, social, and environmental). High ADHD traits associated with lower physical, psychological, and environmental QoL. The interaction of autistic and ADHD traits was not significant in any domain. While mental health difficulties were associated with lower QoL, after accounting for mental health, most relationships between autistic traits, ADHD traits and QoL remained.
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