Presenting Complaints

Patients with ASD more often presented with behavioural and organisational difficulties than patients without ASD. Patients with ASD presented less often with depressive ideation, delusional thoughts or hallucinations, and substance- or al…

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Patients with ASD more often presented with behavioural and organisational difficulties than patients without ASD. Patients with ASD presented less often with depressive ideation, delusional thoughts or hallucinations, and substance- or alcohol-related problems. Lower recorded rates of some symptoms may partly reflect communication barriers and the psychiatric-emergency comparison group. The most frequent consultation reasons among individuals with ASD were hetero-aggressive behaviour and anxiety.