Variables Related to the Presence of Challenging Behaviors in Adults with Intellectual Disability with and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Comparative, Predictive and Transdiagnostic Study

Background Adults with intellectual disability (ID) are at high risk of exhibiting challenging behaviors, especially those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). There are clinical and transdiagnostic variables that are largely related to the existence of these behaviors, and it is necessary to know the particularities of their role in people with ASD and ID relative to those without ASD.