Investigating frank autism: clinician initial impressions and autism characteristics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

"Frank autism," recognizable through the first minutes of an interaction, describes a behavioral presentation of a subset of autistic individuals that is closely tied to social communication challenges, and may be linked to so-called "prototypical autism." To date, there is no research on frank autism presentations of autistic adolescents and young adults, nor individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in childhood who do not meet diagnostic criteria during or after adolescence (loss of autism diagnosis, LAD). In addition, there are currently no data on the factors that drive frank autism impressions in these adolescent groups.

Methods

This study quantifies initial impressions of autistic characteristics in 24 autistic, 24 LAD and 26 neurotypical (N

SUBMITTER: Canale RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11562855 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature