Measuring the Emergence of Specific Abilities in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Example of Early Hyperlexic Traits
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measures
2.3. Analyses Strategy
3. Results
3.1. Description of the ASD Sample Derived from the Hyperlexic Trait Score
3.2. Cross-Sectional Results
3.2.1. Group Differences
3.2.2. Correlations between the Hyperlexic Trait Score and Clinical Assessments at Baseline
3.3. Longitudinal Results
3.3.1. Correlations between the Hyperlexic Traits Score and Change over Time
3.3.2. Correlations between the Hyperlexic Traits Score and Clinical Assessments One Year Later
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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ASD (n = 155; 20♀) | TD (n = 30; 9♀) | p | ||
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Age | 2.95 ± 0.72 | 2.87 ± 0.79 | 0.808 | |
ADOS | SA | 6.82 ± 2.18 | 1.03 ± 0.183 | <0.001 |
RRB | 8.74 ± 1.60 | 2.13 ± 1.925 | <0.001 | |
Total | 7.66 ± 1.95 | 1.00 ± 0.00 | <0.001 | |
MSEL | Early learning composite | 60.14 ± 22.74 | 110.89 ± 14.50 | <0.001 |
VABS-II | Communication skills | 74.45 ± 14.43 | 105.62 ± 12.07 | <0.001 |
Daily living skills | 81.41 ± 13.11 | 102.48 ± 7.55 | <0.001 | |
Socialization skills | 77.41 ± 9.80 | 102.28 ± 7.55 | <0.001 | |
Motor skills | 86.98 ± 11.68 | 97.62 ± 7.70 | <0.001 |
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Solazzo, S.; Kojovic, N.; Robain, F.; Schaer, M. Measuring the Emergence of Specific Abilities in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Example of Early Hyperlexic Traits. Brain Sci. 2021, 11, 692. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11060692
Solazzo S, Kojovic N, Robain F, Schaer M. Measuring the Emergence of Specific Abilities in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Example of Early Hyperlexic Traits. Brain Sciences. 2021; 11(6):692. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11060692
Chicago/Turabian StyleSolazzo, Stefania, Nada Kojovic, François Robain, and Marie Schaer. 2021. "Measuring the Emergence of Specific Abilities in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Example of Early Hyperlexic Traits" Brain Sciences 11, no. 6: 692. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11060692