Initial Characteristics of Psychological Development and Evolution of the Young Autistic Child

This longitudinal study assessed multidisciplinary data on 219 children with autistic spectrum disorders from the median age of 5 (Time 1) to 8 years old (Time 2). The evolution of psychological and adaptive data was subjected to cluster analysis. Four clinically meaningful clusters emerged. The fir...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2007-02, Vol.37 (2), p.341-353
Main Authors: Pry, Rene, Bodet, Joffrey, Pernon, Eric, Aussilloux, Charles, Baghdadli, Amaria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Age
Assessment
Autism
Autistic children
Autistic Disorder - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Child clinical studies
Child Development
Child, Preschool
Children
Clinical medicine
Cluster analysis
Cognitive Development
Developmental disorders
Developmental Stages
Educational Practices
Educational Strategies
Female
Human health and pathology
Humans
Infantile autism
Intellectual disabilities
Language
Language Acquisition
Life Sciences
Linguistics
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Age
Motor Skills
Multivariate Analysis
Psychiatrics and mental health
Psychological development
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychomotor Performance
Psychopathology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Subtypes
Time Factors
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Summary:This longitudinal study assessed multidisciplinary data on 219 children with autistic spectrum disorders from the median age of 5 (Time 1) to 8 years old (Time 2). The evolution of psychological and adaptive data was subjected to cluster analysis. Four clinically meaningful clusters emerged. The first group (21%) demonstrated the most important psychological transformations between the two times of the research. The second group (24%) made progress but less than group 1. The third and biggest group (30%) kept the same developmental slope. The fourth group (25%) showed no significant evolution between the two times of the research. This study highlights important differences among children with autism and the necessity of using a developmental view when considering the autistic syndrome.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-006-0161-7