Publications

Study Type:
Quantitative Study

Sample Size:
60

The Research party:
1.College of Medicine in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia 2.Psychiatric Hospital in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia 3. College of Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt

Main Idea or Research Questions:
The aim of this study was to investigate autistic symptoms and coexistence behavior problems in 37 boys and 23 girls with Autistic Spectrum disorders matched for age, IQ and ASD diagnoses. A unique aspect of this study is that it included children from three Arab countries; Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. It also explored sex differences in coexisting psychopathology through parent report on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).