Is quality of life related to high autistic traits, high ADHD traits and their interaction? Evidence from a young-adult community-based twin sample

Capp, S. J., Agnew-Blais, J., Lau-Zhu, A., Colvert, E., Tye, C., Aydin, Ü. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6327-7811, Lautarescu, A., Ellis, C., Saunders, T., O'Brien, L., Ronald, A., Happé, F. and McLoughlin, G. (2023) Is quality of life related to high autistic traits, high ADHD traits and their interaction? Evidence from a young-adult community-based twin sample. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53 (9). pp. 3493-3508. ISSN 0162-3257 doi: 10.1007/s10803-022-05640-w

Abstract/Summary

This study explored whether high autistic traits, high attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) traits and their interaction were associated with quality of life (QoL) in a sample of 556 of young-adult twins (Mean age 22 years 5 months, 52% Female). Four participant groups were created: high autistic traits, high ADHD traits, high autistic/ADHD traits, and low ADHD/autistic traits. High autistic traits were associated with lower QoL across domains (physical, psychological, social, and environmental). High ADHD traits associated with lower physical, psychological, and environmental QoL. The interaction of autistic and ADHD traits was not significant in any domain. While mental health difficulties were associated with lower QoL, after accounting for mental health, most relationships between autistic traits, ADHD traits and QoL remained.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/111844
Identification Number/DOI	10.1007/s10803-022-05640-w
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Interdisciplinary Research Centres (IDRCs) > Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics (CINN) Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Department of Psychology
Publisher	Springer
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