Clinical characteristics of young people who have clinical complexities (n = 67) in transition from children’s mental health to adults’ intellectual disability services
| Clinical characteristic | Total | ID with Autism | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Learning disability | ||||
| Mild | 16 | (24) | 11 | (26) |
| Moderate | 13 | (19) | 11 | (26) |
| Severe | 8 | (12) | 6 | (14) |
| unrecorded | 30 | (46) | 15 | (35) |
| Co-morbidities (F70–79 and F80–89 are absent as they identify ID and autism) | ||||
| Present | 19 | (28) | 15 | (35) |
| Absent | 48 | (72) | 28 | (65) |
| ICD 10 codes for co-morbidities (multiple response) | ||||
| F20–29 | 1 | (2) | 0 | (0) |
| F30–39 | 2 | (3) | 0 | (0) |
| F40–49 | 8 | (12) | 1 | (2) |
| F50–59 | 2 | (3) | 1 | (2) |
| F60–69 | 1 | (2) | 0 | (0) |
| F90–99 | 9 | (13) | 2 | (3) |
| Complexity factors on current view | 67 | (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 plan | 1 | (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) |
| Clinical characteristic | Total | ID with Autism | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| 16 | (24) | 11 | (26) | |
| 13 | (19) | 11 | (26) | |
| 8 | (12) | 6 | (14) | |
| 30 | (46) | 15 | (35) | |
| 19 | (28) | 15 | (35) | |
| 48 | (72) | 28 | (65) | |
| 1 | (2) | 0 | (0) | |
| 2 | (3) | 0 | (0) | |
| 8 | (12) | 1 | (2) | |
| 2 | (3) | 1 | (2) | |
| 1 | (2) | 0 | (0) | |
| 9 | (13) | 2 | (3) | |
| 67 | (100) | 36 | (64) | |
| 10 | (15) | 6 | (9) | |
| 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | |
| 20 | (30) | 13 | (20) | |
| 7 | (10) | 6 | (9) | |
| 1 | (2) | 1 | (2) | |
| 40 | (60) | 28 | (42) | |
| 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | |
| 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | |
| 18 | (27) | 9 | (13) | |
| 18 | (27) | 9 | (13) | |
| 1 | (2) | 1 | (2) | |
| 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | |
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