Deviations from Typical Developmental Trajectories Detectable at 9 Months of Age in Low Risk Children Later Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
J Autism Dev Disord
; 48(8): 2854-2869, 2018 08.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29594925
ABSTRACT
This study was designed to track the developmental trajectory, during the first 24 months of life, of 335 low-risk infants later diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and identify early deviations observed in routine Well Care checkups. We compared their achievements to typically developing children and to children later diagnosed with non-autistic developmental impairments. The results show that in the first 6 months, the children with autism showed normal acquisition of milestones, whereas by 9 months of age they began to fail the language/communication, as well as motor items when compared to typical and delayed non-autistic children. Regular check-up visits may be useful in detecting early failure in achieving milestones, leading to earlier referral for further evaluation and treatment.
Key words
Full text:
1
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Child Development
/
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Etiology_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
/
Screening_studies
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
/
Infant
/
Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Autism Dev Disord
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Israel