Follow-Up of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders from Age 2 to Age 9

Autor/inn/en	Turner, Lauren M.; Stone, Wendy L.; Pozdol, Stacie L.; Coonrod, Elaine E.
Titel	Follow-Up of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders from Age 2 to Age 9
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice, 10 (2006) 3, S.243-265 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361306063296
Schlagwörter	Followup Studies; Young Children; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Clinical Diagnosis; Scores; Early Intervention; Cognitive Ability; Autism; Child Development; Predictor Variables; Language Acquisition; Language Skills; Identification + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Frühe Kindheit; Denkfähigkeit; Autismus; Kindesentwicklung; Prädiktor; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Identifikation; Identifizierung
Abstract	The purpose of the present study was to examine the developmental outcomes of children 7 years after their initial diagnosis. Children diagnosed with autism or PDD-NOS at age 2 received follow-up evaluations at age 9. Diagnostic stability was high, with 88 percent of the sample obtaining autism spectrum diagnoses at age 9. Cognitive scores improved considerably for a large segment of the sample, with over 50 percent obtaining scores in the average range at follow-up. Language outcomes were also positive at follow-up; 88 percent of the sample demonstrated at least some functional language, and 32 percent were able to engage in conversational exchanges. Early characteristics that predicted outcome status were: age of diagnosis, age 2 cognitive and language scores, and total hours of speech-language therapy between ages 2 and 3.These findings highlight the potential long-term benefits of both early identification and early intervention, and provide additional evidence for the importance of promoting public awareness of the early signs of autism. (Contains 3 tables and 4 figures.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10