A Longitudinal Study of Aggression in People with Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

Aggression is common in autism and neurodevelopmental disorders, but longitudinal research on aggression is lacking. We longitudinally tracked aggression in 254 individuals from toddlerhood to emerging adulthood. Our sample included participants with a range of cognitive abilities, with 39.9% classi...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2024-09
Main Authors: Gohari, Dena, Schiltz, Hillary, Lord, Catherine
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Aggression is common in autism and neurodevelopmental disorders, but longitudinal research on aggression is lacking. We longitudinally tracked aggression in 254 individuals from toddlerhood to emerging adulthood. Our sample included participants with a range of cognitive abilities, with 39.9% classified as more-cognitively-abled (MCA; IQ ≥ 70) and 60.1% as less-cognitively-abled (LCA; IQ 
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-024-06559-0