A Comparison of Children Born Preterm and Full-Term on the Autism Spectrum in a Prospective Community Sample.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Previous research suggests children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD or "autism") born extremely and very preterm face substantially delayed development than their peers born full-term. Further, children born preterm are proposed to show a unique behavioral phenotype, which may overlap with characteristics of autism, making it difficult to disentangle their clinical presentation. To clarify the presentation of autism in children born preterm, this study examined differences in key indicators of child development (expressive language, receptive language, fine motor, and visual reception) and characteristics of autism (social affect and repetitive, restricted behaviors). Materials and Methods: One fifty-eight children (136 full-term, twenty-two preterm

SUBMITTER: Luu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7744721 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature