Reported Wandering Behavior among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Intellectual Disability

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 174; pp. 232 - 239.e2
• Main Authors: Rice, Catherine E., PhD, Zablotsky, Benjamin, PhD, Avila, Rosa M., MSPH, Colpe, Lisa J., PhD, Schieve, Laura A., PhD, Pringle, Beverly, PhD, Blumberg, Stephen J., PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; autism spectrum disorder; Autism Spectrum Disorder - psychology; Case-Control Studies; Child; children with special healthcare needs; Cross-Sectional Studies; developmental disabilities; elopement; Female; Humans; Intellectual Disability - psychology; Male; Needs Assessment; Pediatrics; Socioeconomic Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; wandering; Wandering Behavior - psychology; developmental disabilities; National Center for Health Statistics; ADHD; National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs; NCHS; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; elopement; Interactive Autism Network; children with special healthcare needs; wandering; ASD; IAN; NS-CSHCN; autism spectrum disorder

Objective To characterize wandering, or elopement, among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability. Study design Questions on wandering in the previous year were asked of parents of children with ASD with and without intellectual disability and children with intellectu...