Journal article
Trajectories of Symptom Severity in Children with Autism: Variability and Turning Points through the Transition to School
Abstract
This study examined the trajectories of autistic symptom severity in an inception cohort of 187 children with ASD assessed across four time points from diagnosis to age 10. Trajectory groups were derived using multivariate cluster analysis. A two trajectory/cluster solution was selected. Change in trajectory slopes revealed a turning point marked by plateauing in symptom reduction during the period of transition to school (age 6) for one of the …
Authors
Georgiades S; Tait PA; McNicholas PD; Duku E; Zwaigenbaum L; Smith IM; Bennett T; Elsabbagh M; Kerns CM; Mirenda P
Journal
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 392–401
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
January 2022
DOI
10.1007/s10803-021-04949-2
ISSN
0162-3257