Executive functioning and neurodevelopmental disorders in early childhood: a prospective population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Executive functioning deficits are common in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. However, prior research mainly focused on clinical populations employing cross-sectional designs, impeding conclusions on temporal neurodevelopmental pathways. Here, we examined the prospective association of executive functioning with subsequent autism spectrum disorder (ASD) traits and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) traits.

Methods

This study included young children from the Generation R Study, a general population birth cohort. The Brief Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Preschool Version was used to assess parent-reported behavioral executive functioning when the children were 4 years old. ASD traits were assessed at age 6 (n = 3938) using the parent-

SUBMITTER: Otterman DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6805591 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature