ERIC Number: EJ1434166
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Aug
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-263X
EISSN: EISSN-1573-3580
Social and Language Regression: Characteristics of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Community-Based Sample
Nuri Reyes; Gnakub Norbert Soke; Lisa Wiggins; Brian Barger; Eric Moody; Cordelia Rosenberg; Laura Schieve; Judith Reaven; Ann M. Reynolds; Susan Hepburn
Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, v36 n4 p713-728 2024
This study investigated the prevalence, and the developmental, behavior and emotional outcomes of 675 preschoolers with ASD with or without a history of regression, who participated in the Study to Explore Early Development (SEED). The SEED project is a cross-sectional case-control study that collected data between 2007 and 2011. Children's history of regression, adaptive skills, and behavior problems were assessed using the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R), the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-Second Edition (Vineland-2), and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), respectively; and children's developmental levels were assessed using the Mullen Scales of Learning (MSEL). Findings from this study indicated that 26% of children experienced social and language regression, and of those with regression, 76% had regained lost skills upon completion of the study. Compared to children without a history of regression, children with social regression demonstrated increased internalizing problems and decreased fine motor skills, and children with language regression demonstrated poorer language skills. Also, children with language and social regression displayed poorer adaptive communication skills than children without regression. Children who experienced regression in one area of development demonstrated better outcomes than those who experience regression in multiple areas. To conclude, children with regression are at risk for poorer outcomes during their preschool years.
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Child Development, Young Children, Incidence, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Language Skills, Social Behavior, Psychomotor Skills, Communication Skills, Mental Health, Preschool Children
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales; Mullen Scales of Early Learning; Child Behavior Checklist
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