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Volume 4 Clinical Neuropsychology: Open Access Neuropsychiatry 2018
August 27-28, 2018
August 27-28, 2018 Tokyo, Japan
8th Global Experts Meeting on
Advances in Neurology and Neuropsychiatry
Amani Hassan et al., ClinNeuropsychol 2018, Volume 3
DOI: 10.4172/2472-095X-C1-002
The overlap and co-occurrence of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders in children with
mild intellectual disability: A UK study
Amani Hassan and Langley Kate
Cardiff University, UK
Background: Neurodevelopmental disorders, such as Intellectual Disabilities (ID), Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD),
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and tic disorder, are a group of conditions with onset in the developmental
period, which are characterized by a range of deficits with or without impairments. This may vary from limited to global
impairment affecting various components.
Aim: Is to detect prevalence of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders, mainly Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in mild Intellectually Disabled (ID) children in community pediatric
settings.
Methods: Data was analyzed for 69 children, 4-11 years, (54 males and 15 females), who were recruited for the Study of
Learning Ability, Development and Genes (SLADG). They had an IQ below 70 but above 50, no genetic syndromes and no
known cause for ID. The parents were given four questionnaires to complete: (1) The developmental behavior checklist, the
strength and difficulties questionnaire, the social communication questionnaire and the children’s communication checklist.
(2) The teachers were given two questionnaires, the teacher version of SDQ and DBC-24. Each family had further assessments
using DAWBA and ADI-R. Each child had an ADOS assessment. The final diagnosis was reached by clinical consensus, (gold
standard).
Results: ADHD was diagnosed in 30% of the sample followed by ASD 28% and 6% were diagnosed with both. 55% have
ADHD and ODD/CD and anxiety disorder was diagnosed in 11.6%.
Conclusion: The questionnaires used are not sensitive enough to detect or differentiate between any of the NDDS. ADHD is
the commonest neurodevelopmental diagnosis among children with mild ID. There is an urgent need for robust new screening
tools post DSM 5 and ICD 11.
Biography
Amani Hassan is a Child Consultant and Adolescent Learning Disability Psychiatrist in South Wales since 2012. She is also the Chair C and A Faculty for Royal
College of Psychiatrists in Wales, an honorary Academic Associate and Researcher at Cardiff University and the Training Program Director for CAMHS, Wales
Deanery. Previously she has worked as Child Consultant and Adolescent Psychiatrist between 2010-2012 with Cwm Taf University Health Board and was an
honorary QNIC Lead Reviewer for The Royal College of Psychiatrists between 2010-2011. She has gained other Postgraduate qualifications following her MBBS
in 1989. She has a Diploma in Psychological Medicine, Cardiff University, MSc in Medical Law (LLM), Cardiff University and MSc in Clinical Neuropsychiatry,
Birmingham University. She became a Fellow of The Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2017. Her interests are research, publication and teaching. She is a Member
of IASSID and CAIDPN.