Investigating Parental Observations of Early Autism Development in Simplex and Multiplex Families.
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| Title: | Investigating Parental Observations of Early Autism Development in Simplex and Multiplex Families. |
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| Authors: | Cleary, Dominique B. (AUTHOR), Maybery, Murray T. (AUTHOR), Waddington, Hannah (AUTHOR), Macaskill, Ella (AUTHOR), Whitehouse, Andrew J.O. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. Apr2026, Vol. 56 Issue 4, p1688-1695. 8p. |
| Subjects: | Autism risk factors, Diagnosis of autism, Risk assessment, Motor ability, Poisson distribution, Research funding, Logistic regression analysis, Questionnaires, Parenting, Retrospective studies, Descriptive statistics, Odds ratio, Child development, Medical records, Acquisition of data, Asperger's syndrome, Early diagnosis, Disease progression, Child behavior, Children |
| Abstract: | Past research has highlighted the importance of early identification of developmental differences to improve targeted access to early interventions or supports. As such, it is of particular importance in the context of children at elevated likelihood of autism (such as where an older sibling has a diagnosis of autism), to better understand when and which early concerns are important as predictors of which children will benefit from pre-diagnostic supports. This study explored the number and frequency of retrospective parent reported concerns within the first year of life for children diagnosed with autism, both those who had an older sibling diagnosed with autism and those who did not, as well as for undiagnosed siblings. We found that at both 0–6 and 7–12 months, the only factor related to the presence or absence of early parent reported concerns was child diagnostic status, with the presence of reported early concerns more likely for children with a diagnosis of autism. These findings suggest that for children at elevated likelihood of autism, parents' concerns are driven primarily by developmental differences, with child's birth order and sibling diagnostic status not impacting on parent early concerns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Past research has highlighted the importance of early identification of developmental differences to improve targeted access to early interventions or supports. As such, it is of particular importance in the context of children at elevated likelihood of autism (such as where an older sibling has a diagnosis of autism), to better understand when and which early concerns are important as predictors of which children will benefit from pre-diagnostic supports. This study explored the number and frequency of retrospective parent reported concerns within the first year of life for children diagnosed with autism, both those who had an older sibling diagnosed with autism and those who did not, as well as for undiagnosed siblings. We found that at both 0–6 and 7–12 months, the only factor related to the presence or absence of early parent reported concerns was child diagnostic status, with the presence of reported early concerns more likely for children with a diagnosis of autism. These findings suggest that for children at elevated likelihood of autism, parents' concerns are driven primarily by developmental differences, with child's birth order and sibling diagnostic status not impacting on parent early concerns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 01623257 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-024-06262-0 |
