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ADHD symptoms and insistence on sameness in Prader‐Willi syndrome
Author(s) -
Wigren M.,
Hansen S.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00690.x
Subject(s) - psychology , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , rating scale , body dysmorphic disorder , psychiatry
Background Apart from a pervasive eating disorder, the Prader‐Willi (PWS) syndrome is characterized by a distinct behavioural profile comprising maladaptive behaviours, obsessive‐compulsive traits and skin picking, all included in the PWS behavioural phenotype. In this study, we present a further delineation of this characteristic behavioural profile by screening for indices of executive dysfunctions related to attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), immature compulsive‐like adherence to sameness and skin picking, and how these features aggregate into symptom constellations in children and adolescents with PWS. Method Parents of 58 individuals with PWS (aged 5–18 years) participated by completing Childhood Routines Inventory (CRI) and Conners’ Parent Rating Scale (CPRS‐48). Results Results showed that indices of ADHD and excessive insistence on sameness were common, comorbid and of early onset. They were both associated with conduct problems. Skin picking, appearing as a single and comorbid symptom, was less associated with childlike compulsions and ADHD‐related problems. Conclusions Findings are discussed in terms of further research in executive dysfunctions in PWS.