Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury and Autism: Elucidating Shared Mechanisms

Table 1

Shared behavioral symptoms between ASD and pediatric TBI.

Symptom	ASD	Pediatric TBI	Refs
ADHD	X		[13]
Anxiety/stress	X	X	[13]
Balance/coordination	X	X	[14]
Communication deficits	dx	X	[15]
Depression		X	[13]
Emotional-empathy lacking		X	[13]
Emotional dysregulation		X	[13]
Emotional recognition	X	X	[13]
Executive function impaired	X	X	[16]
Family relationships		X	[13]
Headaches		X	[12]
Language deficits/delays	dx	X	[17]
Mental retardation	X		[11]
Repetitive behaviors	dx		[3]
Restricted Interests	dx		[18]
Seizures	X	X	[19]
Self-regulation behavior impaired	X	X	[13]
Sensory dysfunction	dx		[20]
Social-loneliness and isolation		X	[21]
Social interaction/skills	dx	X	[13]

X: highly prevalent; dx: part of diagnostic criteria; : greatest area of deficit in TBI.