从幼儿到青春期自闭症特征的变化在探索早期发育的研究中
概括
同时出现的运动,感觉和睡眠问题与自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 特征有关. 早期的认知干预可能有助于管理随着时间的推移自闭症特征的变化.
科学领域:
- 神经发育障碍 神经发育障碍
- 儿童心理学 儿童心理学
- 儿科医学 儿科医学 儿科医学
背景情况:
- 自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 是一种复杂的神经发育状况.
- 患有自闭症的人经常表现出同时出现的发育,精神,行为和医疗症状.
- 了解自闭症特征和相关疾病的发展轨迹对于有效的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查同时出现的条件和自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 特征之间的关联.
- 为了确定自闭症特征从幼儿到青春期的变化预测因素.
- 在患有自闭症,其他发育障碍 (DD) 和人口比较组 (POP) 的儿童中探索这些关系.
主要方法:
- 利用了研究探索早期发育 (SEED) 队列的数据.
- 包括有ASD (n=707),DD (n=995) 和POP (n=898) 的参与者.
- 用社会响应度量第二版 (SRS-2) 评估自闭症特征,并在不同发育阶段使用早期学习的穆伦度量表 (MSEL) 评估认知功能.
主要成果:
- 多种同时出现的症状 (运动,感觉,睡眠) 与ASD和DD儿童的SRS-2得分较高有关.
- 在幼儿时期较低的MSEL分数预测了ASD和DD组SRS-2分数的较大增加.
- 这些关联在幼儿和青少年时期都被观察到.
结论:
- 运动,感觉和睡眠问题是ASD和DD年轻人表现出高自闭症特征的潜在干预目标.
- 儿童早期的认知干预可能是修改自闭症特征发展轨迹的关键.
- 纵向研究对于理解和支持患有自闭症和相关疾病的个体至关重要.
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