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Behavioral characteristics of autism spectrum disorder in very preterm birth children.

ABSTRACT: Background:Lower gestational age may increase autism spectrum disorder (ASD) vulnerability; however, the incidence of ASD diagnosis through a direct assessment on every very preterm birth child on the population base remains unclear. Moreover, the behavioral characteristics of preterm birth ASD are unknown. Methods:Every very preterm birth child (gestational age ?37?weeks) ASD children characterized by ADOS and ADI-R were group matched to the preterm birth ASD by age at examination for comparison. ADOS severity scores were calculated by the Mann-Whitney U test and ADI-R by multivariate analysis of variance and canonical discriminant analysis. Results:Two hundred forty-six (87%) of the 283 very preterm survivors were followed prospectively to 5?years of age. Nineteen (7.7%) of the 246 children fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of ASD. After excluding 1 patient with cerebral palsy and profound mental disability, 18 preterm ASD children were compared with 44 term birth ASD children. The two ASD groups were comparable for age at examination, gender, and intelligence quotient. The two groups showed comparable ADOS severity scores in social affect deficits, restricted repetitive behaviors, and total score, but had differences in qualitative abnormalities in reciprocal social interaction (Wilks lambda F value?=?6.2, P?

SUBMITTER: Chen LW

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6647137 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Behavioral characteristics of autism spectrum disorder in very preterm birth children.

Chen Li-Wen LW Wang Shan-Tair ST Wang Lan-Wan LW Kao Yu-Chia YC Chu Ching-Lin CL Wu Chin-Chin CC Hsieh Yi-Ting YT Chiang Chung-Hsin CH Huang Chao-Ching CC

Molecular autism 20190722

<h4>Background</h4>Lower gestational age may increase autism spectrum disorder (ASD) vulnerability; however, the incidence of ASD diagnosis through a direct assessment on every very preterm birth child on the population base remains unclear. Moreover, the behavioral characteristics of preterm birth ASD are unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>Every very preterm birth child (gestational age < 32 weeks; birth weight < 1500 g) who was discharged from neonatal intensive care units in Southern Taiwan and prospect ...[more]

PMID: 31367295

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Behavioral characteristics of autism spectrum disorder in very preterm birth children.

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Behavioral characteristics of autism spectrum disorder in very preterm birth children.

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