Self-injurious behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder enrolled in the Study to Explore Early Development.

ABSTRACT: We assessed potential factors associated with "current" or "ever" self-injurious behaviors, reported in the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised, among children with autism spectrum disorder (n = 692) from the Study to Explore Early Development. Data on factors examined were obtained from questionnaires, standardized clinical instruments, and birth certificates. We employed a log-binomial regression to assess these associations. Although most associations were quite similar for currently and ever exhibiting self-injurious behaviors, a few differences were noted. We documented previously unreported associations of current self-injurious behaviors with maternal age and cesarean delivery, and ever self-injurious behaviors with maternal age, child sex, gestational age, and maternal race. We als

SUBMITTER: Soke GN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5912993 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature