What happens to children with PDD when they grow up? Prospective follow-up of 219 children from preschool age to mid-childhood

OBJECTIVE: To describe the psychological development of children with pervasive developmental disorders over a period of 3 years and to identify the factors linked to their developmental paths.

METHOD: The study was a collaborative and prospective follow-up study of 219 preschoolers. Retrospective data and enrollment data were collected at the beginning of the study and 3 years later.

RESULTS: We observed high variability in the short-term outcomes of preschoolers. In line with previous research, our results showed that intellectual, linguistic and adaptive functioning were useful for predicting outcome. The severity of a child's autistic symptoms appears to be related to his or her future development. These variables can therefore be used as predictors of outcome for preschoolers with autism.

CONCLUSION: Developmental and symptom changes in young children with autism should not be overlooked and need to be assessed regularly in view of choosing suitable servicing programs.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2007

Erschienen:

2007

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:115

Enthalten in:

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica - 115(2007), 5 vom: 07. Mai, Seite 403-12

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Baghdadli, A [VerfasserIn]
Picot, M-C [VerfasserIn]
Michelon, C [VerfasserIn]
Bodet, J [VerfasserIn]
Pernon, E [VerfasserIn]
Burstezjn, C [VerfasserIn]
Hochmann, J [VerfasserIn]
Lazartigues, A [VerfasserIn]
Pry, R [VerfasserIn]
Aussilloux, C [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 16.07.2007

Date Revised 13.04.2007

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM169628191