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The prevalence and incidence rates of psychiatric disorders are higher in people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) than in the general population (Bradley, Summers, Hayley, & Bryson, 2004; Brereton, Tonge, & Einfeld, 2006; Clarke, Baxter, Perry, & Prasher, 1999; Ghaziuddin & Greden, 1998; Ghaziuddin, 2005; Ghaziuddin, Alessi, & Greden, 1995; Ghaziuddin, Tsai, & Ghaziuddin, 1992; Glenn, Bihm, & Lammers, 2003; Howlin, 1997, 2000; Howlin, Goode, Hutton, & Rutter, 2004; Lainhart, 1999; Leyfer et al., 2006; Matson & Nebel-Schwalm, 2007; Morgan, Roy, & Chance, 2003; Simonoff et al., 2008; Tsakanikos et al., 2006).
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Helverschou, S.B., Bakken, T.L., Martinsen, H. (2011). Psychiatric Disorders in People with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Phenomenology and Recognition. In: Matson, J., Sturmey, P. (eds) International Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8065-6_5
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