Journal article
Atypical communication characteristics among clinic-referred youth with and without autism spectrum disorder: Stability and associations with clinical correlates
Development and psychopathology, v 32(4), pp 1240-1253
01 Oct 2020
PMID: 32938518
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Abstract
Atypical communication characteristics (ACCs), such as speech delay, odd pitch, and pragmatic difficulties, are common features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as are the symptoms of a wide range of psychiatric disorders. Using a simple retrospective method, this study aimed to better understand the relation and stability of ACCs with a broad range of psychiatric symptoms among large, well-characterized samples of clinic-referred children and adolescents with and without ASD. Youth with ASD had higher rates and a more variable pattern of developmental change in ACCs than the non-ASD diagnostic group. Latent class analysis yielded three ACC stability subgroups within ASD: Stable ACCs, Mostly Current-Only ACCs, and Little Professors. Subgroups exhibited differences in severity of ASD symptomatology, co-occurring psychiatric symptoms, and other correlates. Our findings provide support for the clinical utility of characterizing caregiver-perceived changes in ACCs in identifying children at risk for co-occurring psychopathology and other clinically relevant variables.
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- Title
- Atypical communication characteristics among clinic-referred youth with and without autism spectrum disorder: Stability and associations with clinical correlates
- Creators
- Erin Kang - Stony Brook UniversityMatthew D. Lerner - Stony Brook UniversityKenneth D. Gadow - University of Virginia
- Publication Details
- Development and psychopathology, v 32(4), pp 1240-1253
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 14
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000587681700007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85092228526
- Other Identifier
- 991021862277804721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Developmental