Academic, Interpersonal, Recreational, and Family Impairment in Children with Tourette Syndrome and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Authors

Emily J. Ricketts, University of California - Los Angeles
Sara Beth Wolicki, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Melissa L. Danielson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Michelle Rozenman, University of Denver
Joseph F. McGuire, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
John Piacentini, University of California - Los Angeles
Jonathan W. Mink, University of Rochester Medical Center
John T. Walkup, Northwestern University
Douglas W. Woods, Marquette UniversityFollow
Rebecca H. Bitsko, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2022

Publisher

Springer

Source Publication

Child Psychiatry & Human Development

Source ISSN

0009-398X

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1007/s10578-020-01111-4

Abstract

This study describes impairment in academic, interpersonal, recreational, and family financial or occupational domains across children in three mutually exclusive diagnostic groups: ever diagnosed with Tourette syndrome (TS), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and both disorders. In 2014, parents reported on impairment and diagnostic status of children aged 4–17 years (n = 3014). Weighted analysis and pairwise t-tests showed more children with ADHD (with or without TS) experienced impairment in overall school performance, writing, and mathematics, relative to children with TS but not ADHD. More children with TS and ADHD had problematic handwriting relative to children with ADHD but not TS. More children with TS and ADHD had problematic interpersonal relationships relative to those with ADHD but not TS. Children with TS and ADHD had higher mean impairment across domains than children with either TS or ADHD. Findings suggest assessing disorder-specific contributions to impairment could inform targeted interventions for TS and ADHD.

Comments

Accepted version. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, Vol. 53, No. 1 (February 2022): 3-15. DOI. © 2022 Springer. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Ricketts, Emily J.; Wolicki, Sara Beth; Danielson, Melissa L.; Rozenman, Michelle; McGuire, Joseph F.; Piacentini, John; Mink, Jonathan W.; Walkup, John T.; Woods, Douglas W.; and Bitsko, Rebecca H., "Academic, Interpersonal, Recreational, and Family Impairment in Children with Tourette Syndrome and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder" (2022). Psychology Faculty Research and Publications. 550.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/psych_fac/550