Predictors of Mental Health Service Use among Children and Adolescents with and without Neurodevelopmental Disorders

A transdiagnostic approach to neurodiversity in a representative population sample: The N+ 4 model

“…A second consequence was that we explored links between neurodiversity traits and self-rated depression, anxiety, and mental wellbeing, rather than testing how they might relate within a common factor structure. This approach is in accord with claims that the experience of neurodivergence in a majority-neurotypical world can have negative consequences for mental health and wellbeing (Alexander-Passe, 2015;Cage et al, 2018;Cage & Troxell-Whitman, 2019;Dwyer, 2022;Gallant & Good, 2023;Kiraz & Sertçelik, 2021;Mantzalas et al, 2022;Pryke-Hobbes et al, 2023;Reindal, 2008). However, as noted in the introduction, the distinction between neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions may be questioned in at least some cases.…”

“…Addicoat et al., 2020 ; Eberhard et al., 2022 ; England‐Mason, 2020 ). The latter argument has been countered by the suggestion that the demands of living with a neurodevelopmental condition in a largely neurotypical world may itself be a cause of at least some co‐occurrent psychiatric conditions (Alexander‐Passe, 2015 ; Cage et al., 2018 ; Cage & Troxell‐Whitman, 2019 ; Dwyer, 2022 ; Gallant & Good, 2023 ; Kiraz & Sertçelik, 2021 ; Mantzalas et al., 2022 ; Pryke‐Hobbes et al., 2023 ; Reindal, 2008 ). In the present work we follow the common practice of distinguishing neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions, and we model our data on self‐rated depression, anxiety, and mental wellbeing separately from neurodiversity traits.…”