Stability of Autistic Traits from 5 to 8 Years of Age Among Children in the General Population

Little is known about the across time stability of autistic traits during the transition period from preschool to school age in the general population. The current study compared autistic traits assessed by a mother-reported quantitative measure, the Social Responsiveness Scale, at age 5 and 8 years...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2019, Vol.49 (1), p.324-334
Main Authors: Haraguchi, Hideyuki, Stickley, Andrew, Saito, Aya, Takahashi, Hidetoshi, Kamio, Yoko
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Autism
Autistic Disorder - epidemiology
Autistic traits
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child
Child and School Psychology
Child development
Child, Preschool
Children
Comparative Analysis
Correlation
Development and progression
Diagnosis
Female
Foreign Countries
Health aspects
Humans
Japan
Male
Measures (Individuals)
Methods
Neurosciences
Original Paper
Parent Student Relationship
Pediatrics
Population studies
Preschool children
Psychological tests
Psychology
Public Health
Reliability
Responsiveness
Scores
Social Responsiveness Scale
Stability
Young Children
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Summary:Little is known about the across time stability of autistic traits during the transition period from preschool to school age in the general population. The current study compared autistic traits assessed by a mother-reported quantitative measure, the Social Responsiveness Scale, at age 5 and 8 years and examined the intraclass correlation coefficients of scores across the period for 168 Japanese community-based children. Results showed that total and two subdomain-related autistic trait scores remained primarily stable in males and females. This stability was observed for both children with higher and lower autistic traits scores with a possible sex-specific pattern. Our findings suggest that autistic traits in the general population can be reliably assessed using quantitative measures for this age period.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-018-3770-z