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Social communication profiles of children with autism spectrum disorders late in the second year of life.

Journal of autism and developmental disorders ·Vol. 37 ·No. 5 ·2007-05-00 ·Pages 960-75

Wetherby AM, Watt N, Morgan L, Shumway S

Abstract

This study examined social communication profiles from behavior samples videotaped between 18 and 24 months of age in three groups of children: 50 with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), 23 with developmental delays (DD), and 50 with typical development (TD). The ASD group scored significantly lower than the DD group on 5 social communication measures and the TD group on all 14 measures, indicating distinct profiles late in the second year. Understanding was the strongest predictor of developmental level and behavior regulation and inventory of gestures were the strongest predictors of autism symptoms at 3 years of age. The predictive relations suggest five pivotal skills late in the second year that have a cascading effect on outcomes of children with ASD.

MeSH Terms
Attention Autistic Disorder/epidemiology Child, Preschool Communication Disorders/diagnosis,epidemiology Humans Play and Playthings Social Behavior
Authors & Affiliations
4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Wetherby Amy M
Department of Communication Disorders, Florida State University, RRC 107, Tallahassee, FL 32306-7814, USA. [email protected]
Watt Nola
Morgan Lindee
Shumway Stacy
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of autism and developmental disorders
Abbr.
J Autism Dev Disord
ISSN
0162-3257
DOI
10.1007/s10803-006-0237-4
Email
[email protected]
Published
2007-05-00
Pages
960-75
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7904301
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0237-4 View journal details
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