| Literature DB >> 32410098 |
Einat Waizbard-Bartov1,2, Emilio Ferrer1, Gregory S Young2, Brianna Heath2, Sally Rogers2, Christine Wu Nordahl2, Marjorie Solomon2, David G Amaral3.
Abstract
Autism symptom severity change was evaluated during early childhood in 125 children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Children were assessed at approximately 3 and 6 years of age for autism symptom severity, IQ and adaptive functioning. Each child was assigned a change score, representing the difference between ADOS Calibrated Severity Scores (CSS) at the two ages. A Decreased Severity Group (28.8%) decreased by 2 or more points; a Stable Severity Group (54.4%) changed by 1 point or less; and an Increased Severity Group (16.8%) increased by 2 or more points. Girls tended to decrease in severity more than boys and increase in severity less than boys. There was no clear relationship between intervention history and membership in the groups.Entities:
Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; Early childhood; Sex differences; Symptom severity
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Year: 2021 PMID： 32410098 PMCID： PMC7810617 DOI： 10.1007/s10803-020-04526-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Autism Dev Disord ISSN： 0162-3257