Predicting Improvement in Social-Communication Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorders Using Retrospective Treatment Data

Autor/inn/en	Mazurek, Micah O.; Kanne, Stephen M.; Miles, Judith H.
Titel	Predicting Improvement in Social-Communication Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorders Using Retrospective Treatment Data
Quelle	In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 6 (2012) 1, S.535-545 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-9467
DOI	10.1016/j.rasd.2011.07.014
Schlagwörter	Autism; Intelligence Quotient; Severity (of Disability); Therapy; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Children; Adolescents; Interpersonal Communication; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Predictor Variables; Outcomes of Treatment; Occupational Therapy; Speech Language Pathology; Behavior Modification; Age Differences; Data Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Intelligenzquotient; Schweregrad; Therapie; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Prädiktor; Beschäftigungstherapie; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Auswertung
Abstract	Data from 1433 children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) participating in the Simons Simplex Collection were examined to (1) investigate change in social-communication symptoms, and (2) examine predictors of improvement, particularly community-based treatments. Measures included the "Autism Diagnostic Interview--Revised" ("ADI-R"), IQ, demographics, and parent-reported treatment history (occupational, speech, and behavioral therapy). Baseline (age 4-5) and current social-communication symptom severity scores were calculated using 15 "ADI-R" items. The majority (95.4%) demonstrated improvement (between age 4-5 and current), 2.2% had no change, and 2.4% worsened. Controlling for age and initial severity, those who had received therapy had the best outcomes, greater therapy intensity predicted improvement, and the response to therapy was greatest among those with higher nonverbal IQ. (Contains 7 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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