Authors: Pamela Ventola Jamie Kleinman Juhi Pandey Leandra Wilson Emma Esser Hilary Boorstein Thyde DumontMathieu Gail Marshia Marianne Barton Sarah Hodgson James Green Fred Volkmar Katarzyna Chawarska Tammy Babitz Diana Robins Deborah Fein
Publish Date: 2006/08/01
Volume: 37, Issue: 3, Pages: 425-436
Abstract
This study compared behavioral presentation of toddlers with autistic spectrum disorders ASD and toddlers with global developmental delay DD or developmental language disorder DLD who display some characteristics of ASD using the diagnostic algorithm items from the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Generic ADOS the Childhood Autism Rating Scale CARS and Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers MCHAT To date 195 children have failed the MCHAT and have been diagnosed with ASD DD or DLD Children with ASD had prominent and consistent impairments in socialization skills especially joint attention skills and were more impaired in some aspects of communication play and sensory processing Children with ASD and children with DD/DLD shared common features but certain behavioral markers differentiated the two groupsThis research was supported by the University of Connecticuts Research Foundation Faculty Grant National Alliance of Autism Research National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 5 R01 HD039961 Maternal and Child Health Bureau R40 MC 00270 We are very grateful to the children and families who participated in this research as well as the doctors and early intervention sites that screened the children We would also like to acknowledge the invaluable assistance of the undergraduate research assistants
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