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Continuity and Change in Cognition and Autism Severity from Toddlerhood to School Age.
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Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders . Feb2017, Vol. 47 Issue 2, p328-339. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- This paper charted the cognitive and behavioural profiles from toddlerhood to middle childhood in 48 children diagnosed with ASD at 24-months. The Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL) was administered at 24- and 48-months and the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) at school age. Autism severity was derived using The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Results: Developmental Disability/Intellectual Disability (DD/ID; Developmental Quotient <70) reduced from 64% at 24-months to 8% at outcome. Seventy-three percent of children continued to meet ADOS cut-off at school age. Conclusion: Diagnoses at 24-months, appear to be reliable and stable. Further research is needed to investigate whether early identification, which provides more opportunity to access early intervention, may in turn facilitate cognitive development over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *DIAGNOSIS of autism
*ASPERGER'S syndrome
*AUTISM spectrum disorders
*AGE distribution
*ANALYSIS of variance
*AUTISM
*BEHAVIOR
*CHILD development
*COGNITION
*PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities
*PROBABILITY theory
*REFERENCE values
*REPEATED measures design
*SEVERITY of illness index
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*SYMPTOMS
*DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSIS of developmental disabilities
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01623257
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 121263722
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2954-7