Journal article
Developmental Trajectories of Symptom Severity and Adaptive Functioning in an Inception Cohort of Preschool Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Abstract
IMPORTANCE: Symptom severity and adaptive functioning are fundamental domains of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) phenotype. To date, the longitudinal association between these 2 domains has not been examined.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the developmental trajectories of autistic symptom severity and adaptive functioning in a large inception cohort of preschool children with ASD.
Authors
Szatmari P; Georgiades S; Duku E; Bennett TA; Bryson S; Fombonne E; Mirenda P; Roberts W; Smith IM; Vaillancourt T
Journal
JAMA Psychiatry, Vol. 72, No. 3, pp. 276–283
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
March 1, 2015
DOI
10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.2463
ISSN
2168-622X