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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 7/2009

01-10-2009

Patterns of Growth in Adaptive Social Abilities Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Auteurs: Deborah K. Anderson, Rosalind S. Oti, Catherine Lord, Kathleen Welch

Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology | Uitgave 7/2009

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Abstract

Adaptive social skills were assessed longitudinally at approximately ages 2, 3, 5, 9, and 13 years in a sample of 192 children with a clinical diagnosis of autism (n = 93), PDD-NOS (n = 51), or nonspectrum developmental disabilities (n = 46) at age 2. Growth curve analyses with SAS proc mixed were used to analyze social trajectories over time. Both individual characteristics and environmental resources emerged as key predictors of adaptive social behavior outcome. The gap between children with autism and the other two diagnostic groups widened with time as the social skills of the latter groups improved at a higher rate. However, within diagnostic groups, improvement ranged from minimal to very dramatic. Children with autism most at risk for problems with social adaptive abilities later in life can be identified with considerable accuracy at a very young age so they can be targeted for appropriate early intervention services.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Patterns of Growth in Adaptive Social Abilities Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Auteurs
Deborah K. Anderson
Rosalind S. Oti
Catherine Lord
Kathleen Welch
Publicatiedatum
01-10-2009
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology / Uitgave 7/2009
Print ISSN: 2730-7166
Elektronisch ISSN: 2730-7174
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-009-9326-0

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