The Moderating Effects of Intellectual Development on Core Symptoms of Autism and PDD-NOS in Toddlers and Infants

Autor/inn/en	Matson, Johnny L.; Dempsey, Timothy; LoVullo, Santino V.; Fodstad, Jill C.; Knight, Cheryl; Sevin, Jay A.; Sharp, Brenda
Titel	The Moderating Effects of Intellectual Development on Core Symptoms of Autism and PDD-NOS in Toddlers and Infants
Quelle	In: Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 34 (2013) 1, S.573-578 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4222
DOI	10.1016/j.ridd.2012.03.031
Schlagwörter	Autism; Infants; Intellectual Development; Toddlers; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Neurological Impairments; Developmental Disabilities; Child Development; Social Development; Communication Skills; Behavior Problems; Developmental Stages; Severity (of Disability) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Mental development; Geistige Entwicklung; Infants; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Entwicklungsstörung; Kindesentwicklung; Soziale Entwicklung; Kommunikationsstil; Schweregrad
Abstract	Little research has been conducted on whether deficits in developmental functioning affect the range of core symptoms for autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This study represents a first attempt to determine whether developmental level has an effect on the expression of ASD symptoms in infants and toddlers. Eight hundred and fifty-three infants were evaluated with respect to the nature and extent of their ASD symptoms and developmental functioning. Young children with autism displayed a higher number of symptoms than those with PDD-NOS on all three domains of impairment (social, communication, repetitive behaviors). As expected, children without an ASD evinced far fewer symptoms than both these groups. Developmental level was not found to be a moderator for expression of ASD symptoms for the entire sample, or individual diagnostic groups. Higher developmental level was associated with lower severity of evinced ASD symptoms in the sample. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10