Screening preterm-born infants for autistic traits may help to identify social communication difficulties at five years of age

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AIM: This study compared neurodevelopmental screening questionnaires completed when preterm-born children reached 2 years of corrected age with social communication skills at 5.5 years of age.

METHODS: Eligible subjects were born in 2011 at 24-34 weeks of gestation, participated in a French population-based epidemiological study and were free of motor and sensory impairment at 2 years of corrected age. The Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) and the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) were used at 2 years and the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) at 5.5 years of age.

RESULTS: We focused on 2119 children. At 2 years of corrected age, the M-CHAT showed autistic traits in 20.7%, 18.5% and 18.2% of the children born at 24-26, 27-31 and 32-34 weeks of gestation, respectively (p = 0.7). At 5.5 years of age, 12.6%, 12.7% and 9.6% risked social communication difficulties, with an SCQ score ≥90th percentile (p = 0.2). A positive M-CHAT score at 2 years was associated with higher risks of social communication difficulties at 5.5 years of age (odds ratio 3.46, 95% confidence interval 2.04-5.86, p < 0.001). Stratifying ASQ scores produced similar results.

CONCLUSION: Using parental neurodevelopmental screening questionnaires for preterm-born children helped to identify the risk of later social communication difficulties.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - (2024) vom: 19. März

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Englisch

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Torchin, Héloise [VerfasserIn]
Tafflet, Muriel [VerfasserIn]
Charkaluk, Marie-Laure [VerfasserIn]
Letouzey, Mathilde [VerfasserIn]
Twillhaar, Sabrina [VerfasserIn]
Kana, Gildas [VerfasserIn]
Benhammou, Valérie [VerfasserIn]
Marret, Stéphane [VerfasserIn]
Basson, Eliane [VerfasserIn]
Cambonie, Gilles [VerfasserIn]
Datin-Dorrière, Valérie [VerfasserIn]
Guellec, Isabelle [VerfasserIn]
Lebeaux, Cécile [VerfasserIn]
Muller, Jean-Baptiste [VerfasserIn]
Nuytten, Alexandra [VerfasserIn]
Kaminski, Monique [VerfasserIn]
Ancel, Pierre-Yves [VerfasserIn]
Pierrat, Véronique [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autism checklist
Early screening
Journal Article
Neurodevelopmental trajectories
Preterm birth
Social communication skills

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Date Revised 19.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1111/apa.17214

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NLM369915372