title: Shifting impairment and aggression in intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder.
abstract: Aggressive behaviour is a major problem in individuals with an intellectual disability (ID) as well as in individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). There are indications that suggest a link between cognitive shifting and aggression. In this study, reports of aggressive incidents of adolescents and young adults with different clinical diagnoses (ID, ID+ASD, ASD) were collected during 1 year, using the Staff Observation Aggression Scale-Revised. Whether they were diagnosed with ID, ASD or both; individuals who displayed aggression were found to face more cognitive shifting difficulties than non-aggressive individuals, while no significant differences were found on severity of ASD symptoms. Study results support the assumption that a cognition-based model for aggression may be more adequate than a diagnose-based model.
authors.affiliation: Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Medical Psychology, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Visser
authors.affiliation: Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Medical Psychology, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H J C
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.affiliation: Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Medical Psychology, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Prins
authors.affiliation: Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Primary and Community Health Care, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H M J
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Van Schrojenstein Lantman-De Valk
authors.affiliation: Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Medical Psychology, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Dr. Leo Kannerhuis, Centre for Autism, Department of Research & Development, P.O. Box 62, 6865 ZH Doorwerth, The Netherlands; HAN University of Applied Sciences, Research group Autism through the Lifespan, P.O. Box 6960, 6503 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: jp.teunisse@leokannerhuis.nl.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Teunisse
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D001288:Attention; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000523:psychology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Aggression; Autism; Cognitive shifting; Intellectual disability