What do home videos tell us about early motor and socio-communicative behaviours in children with autistic features during the second year of life: an exploratory study
Background: Little is known about the first half year of life of individuals later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). There is even a complete lack of observations on the first 6months of life of individuals with transient autistic behaviours who improved in their socio-communicative fu...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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October 2015
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Early human development
Year: 2015, Volume: 91, Issue: 10, Pages: 569-575 |
| ISSN: | 1872-6232 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.07.006 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.07.006 Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037837821500153X 
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| Author Notes: | Michele Zappella, Christa Einspieler, Katrin D. Bartl-Pokorny, Magdalena Krieber, Mary Coleman, Sven Bölte, Peter B. Marschik |
| Summary: | Background: Little is known about the first half year of life of individuals later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). There is even a complete lack of observations on the first 6months of life of individuals with transient autistic behaviours who improved in their socio-communicative functions in the pre-school age. Aim: To compare early development of individuals with transient autistic behaviours and those later diagnosed with ASD. Study design: Exploratory study; retrospective home video analysis. Subjects: 18 males, videoed between birth and the age of 6months (ten individuals later diagnosed with ASD; eight individuals who lost their autistic behaviours after the age of 3 and achieved age-adequate communicative abilities, albeit often accompanied by tics and attention deficit). Method: The detailed video analysis focused on general movements (GMs), the concurrent motor repertoire, eye contact, responsive smiling, and pre-speech vocalisations. Results: Abnormal GMs were observed more frequently in infants later diagnosed with ASD, whereas all but one infant with transient autistic behaviours had normal GMs (p<0.05). Eye contact and responsive smiling were inconspicuous for all individuals. Cooing was not observable in six individuals across both groups. Conclusions: GMs might be one of the markers which could assist the earlier identification of ASD. We recommend implementing the GM assessment in prospective studies on ASD. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 20.12.2018 Available online 31 July 2015 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1872-6232 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.07.006 |