title: Investigation of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Autistic Traits in an Adolescent Sample with Anorexia Nervosa.
abstract: This study aimed to examine the presence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in a sample of female adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) during the acute phase of illness. We also compare the level of autistic traits, social perception skills and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in four groups: AN, ASD, and two gender- and age-matched control groups. Of the 30 AN participants, only three scored above the conventional ADOS-2 threshold for ASD. The AN participants were similar to their controls on autistic trait measures, and to the ASD group on obsessive-compulsive measures, and on theory of mind ability and affect recognition measures. Further longitudinal studies are needed in order to determine the association between these conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatrics, The Marcus Autism Center, Emory University School of Medicine, 1920 Briarcliff Road, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA. valentina.postorino86@gmail.com.|Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, I.R.C.C.S. Children's Hospital Bambino Gesù, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy. valentina.postorino86@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Postorino
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatrics, The Marcus Autism Center, Emory University School of Medicine, 1920 Briarcliff Road, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scahill
authors.affiliation: Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, I.R.C.C.S. Children's Hospital Bambino Gesù, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.|Dipartimento di Scienze Umane, L.U.M.S.A., Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta, Piazza delle Vaschette 101, 00193, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Lavinia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Peppo
authors.affiliation: Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, I.R.C.C.S. Children's Hospital Bambino Gesù, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.|Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Research Coordination and Support Service, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura Maria
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fatta
authors.affiliation: Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, I.R.C.C.S. Children's Hospital Bambino Gesù, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zanna
authors.affiliation: Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, I.R.C.C.S. Children's Hospital Bambino Gesù, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Chiara
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Castiglioni
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatrics, The Marcus Autism Center, Emory University School of Medicine, 1920 Briarcliff Road, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gillespie
authors.affiliation: Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, I.R.C.C.S. Children's Hospital Bambino Gesù, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vicari
authors.affiliation: Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, I.R.C.C.S. Children's Hospital Bambino Gesù, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.|Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Systems Medicine Department, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Viale Oxford 81, 00133, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mazzone
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D057566:Self Report
keywords: Acute phase of illness; Anorexia nervosa; Autism diagnostic observation schedule (ADOS); Autism spectrum disorder; Developmental history