Age of First Walking and Associations with Symptom Severity in Children with Suspected or Diagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Reindal, Lise; Naerland, Terje; Weidle, Bernhard; Lydersen, Stian; Andreassen, Ole A.; Sund, Anne Mari
Titel	Age of First Walking and Associations with Symptom Severity in Children with Suspected or Diagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50 (2020) 9, S.3216-3232 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Reindal, Lise)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-019-04112-y
Schlagwörter	Age; Psychomotor Skills; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Severity (of Disability); Children; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Gender Differences; Developmental Delays + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alter; Lebensalter; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Schweregrad; Child; Kind; Kinder; Autismus; Geschlechterkonflikt; Entwicklungsverzögerung
Abstract	Age of first walking (AOW) is reported to be later in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared with typical development. However, the relationship between AOW and variations in ASD symptoms across different neurodevelopmental disorders is largely unknown. This study investigated AOW and its association with autism symptom severity in a large sample of children (N = 490, 23% females) clinically evaluated for suspected ASD, differentiated into ASD (n = 376) and non-ASD (n = 114) diagnoses. Children with ASD achieved independent walking significantly later than children with non-ASD diagnoses. AOW was significantly associated with ASD symptom severity, and females had a non-significant later AOW. The current findings suggest that in cases with delayed AOW, ASD should be considered as an actual differential diagnosis, perhaps particularly in girls. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01