A Developmental Profile of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in China Using the Griffiths Mental Development Scales.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to profile the mental development of children aged 18 to 96 months with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using the Chinese version of the Griffiths Mental Development Scales (GMDS), and to explore the relationships between developmental levels and ASD severity, the sex of the child and the age of ASD diagnosis. Children with ASD (n = 398; 337 boys, 61 girls) were recruited and ASD severity evaluated using the Autism Behavior Checklist and the Childhood Autism Rating Scale, while the GMDS was used to evaluate the children's mental development. Study participants were divided into groups according to GMDS general and subscale quotients, ASD severity, sex, and age. The majority of groups divided according to the GMDS quotients exhibited an unbalanced distrib

SUBMITTER: Li HH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7680850 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature