Developmental Patterns in Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Preschool Children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) encompass an inclusive group of conditions that appear during the developmental period but continue to persist in adulthood, ranging from particular difficulties to a global impairment of social, cognitive, and emotional functioning. The developmental trajectories associated with these conditions are highly heterogeneous. This study aimed to analyze and compare developmental and adaptive profiles of preschool-aged children with different NDDs to better characterize their developmental trajectories.

Methods

We analyzed data from the initial global evaluation of 196 children with NDDs (aged 20 to 71 months), enrolled in three subgroups: 108 with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), 52 with language disorder (LD), and 36 with mixed spec

SUBMITTER: Martelli ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11854899 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature