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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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25-10-2022 | Original Paper

Language Skill Differences Further Distinguish Social Sub-types in Children with Autism

Auteurs: Weihua Zhao, Qin Li, Xiaolu Zhang, Xinwei Song, Siyu Zhu, Xiaojing Shou, Fanchao Meng, Xinjie Xu, Rong Zhang, Keith M Kendrick

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 1/2024

Abstract

This study investigated heterogeneity in language skills of children with autism and their relationship with different autistic social subtypes. Data from 90 autistic and 30 typically developing children were analyzed. Results showed that autistic social subtypes varied in language skill problems (aloof > passive > active-but-odd). There was a negative association between aloof dimension scores and language performance but positive for the active-but-odd dimension and no association in the passive one. Moreover, aloof dimension score was the main contributor to language performance. A receiver operating characteristic analysis suggested language vocabulary as an additional component in differentiating autistic social subtypes. These findings demonstrate that variations in language skills in autistic children provide additional information for discriminating their social subtype.

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Titel: Language Skill Differences Further Distinguish Social Sub-types in Children with Autism
Auteurs: Weihua Zhao
Qin Li
Xiaolu Zhang
Xinwei Song
Siyu Zhu
Xiaojing Shou
Fanchao Meng
Xinjie Xu
Rong Zhang
Keith M Kendrick
Publicatiedatum: 25-10-2022
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 1/2024
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05759-w

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