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Child's verbal ability and gender are associated with age at diagnosis in a sample of young children with ASD in Europe
- Source :
- Salomone, E, Charman, T, Mcconachie, H & Warreyn, P 2016, ' Child's verbal ability and gender are associated with age at diagnosis in a sample of young children with ASD in Europe ', Child: Care Health and Development, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 141–145 . https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12261
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Background: Autism spectrum disorder can in some cases be reliably diagnosed by age 2years, but in community settings, the mean age at diagnosis is often considerably higher. Later diagnosis has been found to be associated with lower symptom severity, lower parental socioeconomic status and fewer parental concerns. Gender differences in age at diagnosis have been examined, with mixed evidence. Methods: We examined the association of child's verbal ability and gender, and parental education, with age at diagnosis in a large sample of young children with autism spectrum disorder in 18 European countries (n=1410). Results: There was considerable variation in age at diagnosis across countries. Children with better communication skills were diagnosed significantly later than non-verbal and minimally verbal children. There was also a significant interaction of gender with verbal ability on age at diagnosis, in that female children with complex phrase speech were diagnosed later than male children with the same level of verbal ability. Conclusions: Our findings highlight the need to implement public awareness initiatives and training for professionals to promote early detection and, consequently, early intervention for autism spectrum disorder in Europe. Copyright
- Subjects :
- Male
Parents
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism
Sex Factor
Access to health care
Age at diagnosis
Autism spectrum disorder
Early assessment
Europe
Age Factors
Child
Child, Preschool
Early Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Language Development Disorders
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Factors
Verbal Learning
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pediatrics
behavioral disciplines and activities
Language Development Disorder
Early Diagnosi
Age Factor
Preschool
Pediatric
Environmental and Occupational Health
Age at diagnosi
Perinatology and Child Health
Parent
Public Health
Human
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13652214
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Child: care, health and development
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid.dedup....ac07796aa670f5500b32212c9265ff90