Table 2

Clinical characteristics of young people who have clinical complexities (n = 67) in transition from children’s mental health to adults’ intellectual disability services

Clinical characteristicTotalID with Autism
n(%)n(%)
Learning disability
Mild16(24)11(26)
Moderate13(19)11(26)
Severe8(12)6(14)
unrecorded30(46)15(35)
Co-morbidities (F70–79 and F80–89 are absent as they identify ID and autism)    
Present19(28)15(35)
Absent48(72)28(65)
ICD 10 codes for co-morbidities (multiple response)
F20–291(2)0(0)
F30–392(3)0(0)
F40–498(12)1(2)
F50–592(3)1(2)
F60–691(2)0(0)
F90–999(13)2(3)
Complexity factors on current view67(100)36(64)
Child looked after 10(15)6(9)
Young carer status 0(0)0(0)
Serious physical health issues (including chronic fatigue) 20(30)13(20)
Neurological issues (e.g. Tics or Tourette’s) 7(10)6(9)
Current protection plan1(2)1(2)
Deemed “child in need” of social service input 40(60)28(42)
Refugee or asylum seeker 0(0)0(0)
Experience of war, torture or trafficking 0(0)0(0)
Experience of abuse or neglect 18(27)9(13)
Parental health issues 18(27)9(13)
Contact with youth justice system 1(2)1(2)
Living in financial difficulty 0(0)0(0)

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