Children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders asds often exhibit behaviors consistent with a disruptive behavior disorder dbd such as oppositional defiant disorder odd or conduct disorder cd understanding the relationship between asds and dbds has important implications for clinicians and researchers we reviewed 55 peer reviewed articles published between 2000 and 2012 on . Disruptive behavior disorders in children and adolescents can lead to a lifetime of problems the 2 disruptive behavior disorders identified in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders fourth edition dsm iv american psychiatric association 1994 are oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder although much research has been conducted to learn more about these 2 . Role in the severity of disruptive behaviors in children coie dodge 1998 associated variables with disruptive behaviors include but are not limited to cognitive deficits moffit lynam 1994 difficulties in social cognitive information processing crick dodge 1994 and peer rejection coie dodge 1998 prevalence. Children with a disruptive behavior disorder will show repeated and persistent patterns of anger defiance backtalk trouble managing and regulating their emotions and even hostile or aggressive behavior toward grownups or other children the behavior is basically what you might see in a typical child but more more intense more frequent more ongoing and more difficult to control. Definition a child or adolescent has a disruptive behavior disorder when he or she has trouble with impulse control tolerating negative emotions anger frustration and following the rules some children and adolescents with disruptive disorders also have angry outbursts that can include verbal and or physical aggression