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Wandering Among Preschool Children with and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder
Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics, v 41(4), pp 251-257
01 May 2020
PMID: 31977588
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Abstract
Objectives: (1) Report the occurrence of wandering, or leaving a supervised space, among children with confirmed autism spectrum disorder (ASD), other developmental delay (DD) with a previous but unconfirmed ASD diagnosis (DDprevASD), DD without a previous ASD diagnosis, and a population comparison group (POP) at an age when wandering is no longer expected and (2) explore whether ASD status is associated with wandering independent of behavioral, developmental, and maternal factors. Method: Parents and children aged 4 to 5 years enrolled in the Study to Explore Early Development Phase-1+2. All children were screened for ASD symptoms upon enrollment. Those with ASD symptoms and/or a previous ASD diagnosis received the Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL) to determine their developmental level and 2 ASD diagnostic tests to determine their ASD status. All other children were evaluated with the MSEL alone. Mothers completed the Child Behavior Checklist/11/2-5, which includes an item on whether the child wanders away (categorized as at least sometimes true vs not true) and items assessing behavior problems. Results: Children with ASD (N = 1195) were significantly more likely to wander than children classified as DDprevASD (N = 230), DD (N = 1199), or POP (N = 1272) (60.4%, 41.3%, 22.3%, and 12.4%, respectively, p < 0.01). ASD status, very low developmental level, and affective, anxiety, attention, and oppositional problems were each independently associated with wandering behavior. Conclusion: Wandering is significantly more common among children with ASD and those with behavioral and developmental problems compared with other children. These findings can be used to increase the awareness of wandering among children with atypical development.
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- Title
- Wandering Among Preschool Children with and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Creators
- Lisa D. Wiggins - National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental DisabilitiesCarolyn DiGuiseppi - Colorado School of Public HealthLaura Schieve - National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental DisabilitiesEric Moody - Colorado School of Public HealthGnakub Soke - National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental DisabilitiesEllen Giarelli - Drexel UniversitySusan Levy - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Publication Details
- Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics, v 41(4), pp 251-257
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- T73MC11044 / Health Services and Resources Administration (HRSA) Maternal Child Health Bureau, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Grant U10DD000180; U10DD000181; U10DD000182; U10DD000183; U10DD000184; U10DD000498 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); United States Department of Health & Human Services; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000540604500001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85084961033
- Other Identifier
- 991019168407704721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Behavioral Sciences
- Pediatrics
- Psychology, Developmental