Children's autistic traits and peer relationships: do non-verbal IQ and externalizing problems play a role?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children with autism have difficulties in understanding relationships, yet little is known about the levels of autistic traits with regard to peer relationships. This study examined the association between autistic traits and peer relationships. Additionally, we examined whether the expected negative association is more pronounced in children with a lower non-verbal IQ and in those who exhibit more externalizing problems.

Method

Data were collected in a large prospective birth cohort of the Generation R Study (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) for which nearly 10,000 pregnant mothers were recruited between 2002 and 2006. Follow up data collection is still currently ongoing. Information on peer relationships was collected with PEERS application, an interactive computeriz

SUBMITTER: Sari NP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8609782 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature