Six developmental trajectories characterize children with autism.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The goal of this study was to describe the typical longitudinal developmental trajectories of social and communication functioning in children with autism and to determine the correlates of these trajectories.

Methods

Children with autism who were born in California from 1992 through 2001 and enrolled with the California Department of Developmental Services were identified. Subjects with <4 evaluations present in the database were excluded, resulting in a sample of 6975 children aged 2 to 14 years. Score sequences were constructed based on 9 evaluative items for social, communication, and repetitive behavior functioning. Typical trajectories were identified by using group-based latent trajectory modeling, and multinomial logistic regression models were used to dete

SUBMITTER: Fountain C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3340586 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature