Occurrence of mental health challenges and their association with autistic traits, cognitive level and adaptive functioning in autistic preschool children
Our findings provide useful insights into the high prevalence of mental health difficulties among autistic preschool children, highlighting the significant association with autistic traits, cognitive and adaptive functioning levels and sociodemographic risk factors.
Authors
- Antonio Mendoza Diaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1646-7601)
- Weng Tong Wu
- Valsamma Eapen
- James Rufus John
Institutions
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Ingham Institute (AU)
- South Western Sydney Local Health District (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJPsych Open
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2025.10966
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism
- Australian Government
- Department of Social Services, Australian Government
- La Trobe University