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| Contribution title | 2849 - Relationship Among Internet Use, Parental Control and Psric Comorbidity in a Clinical Sample of Young Subjects with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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| Contribution code | PS02-09 (P) |
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Objective: To investigate relationships among internet use profile, problematic internet use, parental control on internet use and comorbid psychiatric disorders in young subjects with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Methods: Sixty young subjects (aged 6-18 years old) diagnosed with ASD-mild severity according to criteria specified by DSM-5 (formerly Asperger Syndrome) were included. The study was conducted at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty. Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children--Present and Lifetime (K-SADS-PL) was used for diagnostic interview. Young Internet Addiction Scale (YIAS), Internet Use Habits Form, Parental Control on Internet Form, Screen for Child Anxiety and Related Disorders (SCARED) and Childhood Depression Scale (CDI) were filled out. Results: All subjects received lifetime diagnosis of one or more comorbid psychiatric disorders (Range: 1 to 14; mean: 3.8±2.24). Most common diagnosis was attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with 86% (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder-predominantly inattentive presentation 30%, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder-predominantly common presentation (58.3 %). The next most common comorbid disorders were obsessive compulsive disorder (31.7%), enuresis nocturna (28.3%), separation anxiety disorder (25%) and depression (21.7%). Problematic internet use was observed in 23 subjects (37%). YIAS score was not correlated with lifetime (p=0.150) and present total number of psychiatric disorders (p=0.260) but CDI and SCARED total scores were positively correlated with YIAS score (r=0.489; p<0.001). Parental control on internet use was strongly negatively correlated with YIAS total score (r=-363; p<0.004). Conclusion: Problematic internet use may endanger psychosocial adjustment of young subjects with ASD. Because this study was done in a clinical population with high rates of psychiatric disorders, we could not found an association between particular psychiatric disorder and problematic internet use. However problematic internet use was associated with high rates of anxiety and depression symptoms. Parental awareness and control is important to avoid negative consequences related to internet use. |