Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder Followed for 2Years: Those Who Gained and Those Who Lost the Most in Terms of Adaptive Functioning Outcome

Clinical predictors of 2-year outcome in preschoolers with ASD were studied in a population-based group of very young children with ASD (n=208). Children who gained the most (n=30) and lost the most (n=23), i.e., increased or decreased their adaptive functioning outcome according to the Vineland Com...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2015, Vol.45 (11), p.3624
Main Authors: Lundholm-Hedvall, Åsa, Westerlund, Joakim, Fernell, Elisabeth, Norrelgen, Fritjof, Kjellmer, Liselotte, Barnevik Olsson, Martina, Höglund Carlsson, Lotta, Eriksson, Mats Anders, Billstedt, Eva, Gillberg, Christopher
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Language:English
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Psychiatry
Psykiatri
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Summary:Clinical predictors of 2-year outcome in preschoolers with ASD were studied in a population-based group of very young children with ASD (n=208). Children who gained the most (n=30) and lost the most (n=23), i.e., increased or decreased their adaptive functioning outcome according to the Vineland Composite Score between study entry (T1) and follow-up (T2), 2years later were compared. Individual factors that differed significantly between the two outcome groups were cognitive level, age at referral, not passing expected milestones at 18months, autistic type behavior problems and regression. However, logistic regression analysis showed that only cognitive level at T1 (dichotomized into IQ
ISSN:1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-015-2509-3