The adult outcome of childhood quasi-autism arising following extreme institutional deprivation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rutter and colleagues' seminal observation that extended early life exposure to extreme institutional deprivation can result in what he termed quasi-autism (QA), informed both our understanding of the effects of adversity on development and the nature of autism. Here we provide the first detailed analysis of the adult outcomes of the group of institutionally deprived-then-adopted children identified as displaying QA.

Methods

Twenty-six adult adoptees identified with QA in childhood (Childhood QA+) were compared to 75 adoptees who experienced extended institutional deprivation (>6 months) but no QA (Childhood QA-), and 116 adoptees exposed to Low/No institutional deprivation. The outcomes were child-to-adult developmental trajectories of neuro-developmental symptom

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Perez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10476691 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature