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Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months
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Importance: Universal early screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in primary care is becoming increasingly common and is believed to be a pivotal step toward early treatment. However, the diagnostic stability of ASD in large cohorts from the general population, particularly in those younger than 18 months, is unknown. Changes in the phenotypic expression of ASD across early development compared with toddlers with other delays are also unknown. Objectives: To examine the diagnostic stability of ASD in a large cohort of toddlers starting at 12 months of age and to compare this stability with that of toddlers with other disorders, such as developmental delay. Design, Setting, and Participants: In this prospective cohort study performed from January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2018, a total of 2241 toddlers were referred from the general population through a universal screening program in primary care or community referral. Eligible toddlers received their first diagnostic evaluation between 12 and 36 months of age and had at least 1 subsequent evaluation. Exposures: Diagnosis was denoted after each evaluation visit as ASD, ASD features, language delay, developmental delay, other developmental issue, typical sibling of an ASD proband, or typical development. Main Outcomes and Measures: Diagnostic stability coefficients were calculated within 2-month age bands, and logistic regression models were used to explore the associations of sex, age, diagnosis at first visit, and interval between first and last diagnosis with stability. Toddlers with a non-ASD diagnosis at their first visit diagnosed with ASD at their last were designated as having late-identified ASD. Results: Among the 1269 toddlers included in the study (918 [72.3%] male; median age at first evaluation, 17.6 months [interquartile range, 14.0-24.4 months]; median age at final evaluation, 36.2 months [interquartile range, 33.4-40.9 months]), the overall diagnostic stability for ASD was 0.84 (95% CI, 0.80-0.87), which was higher than any other diagnostic group. Only 7 toddlers (1.8%) initially considered to have ASD transitioned into a final diagnosis of typical development. Diagnostic stability of ASD within the youngest age band (12-13 months) was lowest at 0.50 (95% CI, 0.32-0.69) but increased to 0.79 by 14 months and 0.83 by 16 months (age bands of 12 vs 14 and 16 months; odds ratio, 4.25; 95% CI, 1.59-11.74). A total of 105 toddlers (23.8%) were not designated as having ASD at their first visit but were identified at a later visit. Conclusions and Relevance: The findings suggest that an ASD diagnosis becomes stable starting at 14 months of age and overall is more stable than other diagnostic categories, including language or developmental delay. After a toddler is identified as having ASD, there may be a low chance that he or she will test within typical levels at 3 years of age. This finding opens the opportunity to test the impact of very early-age treatment of ASD.
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In a general-population cohort of 1269 toddlers evaluated longitudinally from 12 to 36 months, an ASD diagnosis was more stable than other diagnoses, with overall stability of 0.84. Stability was weakest at 12–13 months (0.50) and improved by 14 months (0.79) and 16 months (0.83), while late-identified ASD occurred in 23.8% of toddlers ultimately diagnosed with ASD.
Key findings
- Overall diagnostic stability was 0.84 (95% CI, 0.80–0.87) for ASD and 0.79 (95% CI, 0.74–0.83) for typical development (TD); ASD vs TD stability did not differ significantly (OR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.57–1.29). ASD was significantly more stable than ASD features (OR, 0.11; 95% CI, 0.03–0.32), developmental delay (DD; OR, 0.15; 95% CI, 0.09–0.25), language delay (LD; OR, 0.04; 95% CI, 0.03–0.06), and other diagnoses (OR, 0.16; 95% CI, 0.09–0.28).
- ASD stability was weakest at 12–13 months (0.50; 95% CI, 0.32–0.69), increasing to 0.79 by 14 months and 0.83 by 16 months (12 vs 14/16 months OR, 4.25; 95% CI, 1.59–11.74). When toddlers with ASD features were counted as ASD, stability rose to 0.70 at 12 months, 0.85 at 14 months, and 0.94 at 16 months.
- Of 400 toddlers initially designated as having ASD, 336 retained the diagnosis at final visit; only 7 (1.8%) transitioned to TD, and 5 of those 7 were initially evaluated at 12–13 months. The most common transition was from an initial diagnosis of LD or DD to ASD.
- Among toddlers ultimately diagnosed with ASD, 66 (15.9%) were early-age persistent, 270 (61.2%) middle-age persistent, and 105 (23.8%) late-identified. Late-identified toddlers had better first-visit scores than the other ASD groups (Cohen d range, 0.44–2.35) but worse scores than TD toddlers (Cohen d range, 1.43–1.84); 39 late-identified toddlers (37%) fell within the ADOS toddler-module concern cutoff but were designated non-ASD by practitioner judgment.
Methods
- A total of 2241 toddlers aged 12–36 months were referred to a University of California, San Diego autism expert evaluation center through the Get SET Early program or community referral; 1269 were longitudinally evaluated 2 or more times with an interval of 6 months or longer and were the focus. Approximately 75% came from Get SET Early and 25% from community referral. Median age at first evaluation was 17.6 months, median age at final evaluation was 36.2 months, and mean number of diagnostic visits was 2.7.
- Licensed psychologists performed diagnostic and psychometric testing, including ADOS-2, Mullen Scales of Early Learning, and Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. Toddlers were designated as having ASD, ASD features, developmental delay, language delay, other issue, TD, or typical sibling of an ASD proband.
- Stability coefficients were calculated as the proportion retaining the same diagnosis from first to last visit within 2-month age bands. Logistic regression included sex, age at first diagnosis, interval between first and last diagnosis, and diagnostic group at first visit; age was binned as younger than 14 months, 14–17.99 months, 18–23.99 months, and 24 months or older. Analyses were performed in R.
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- The paper states that practitioners making final diagnoses were not masked to previous diagnoses because DSM-5 procedures and criteria require consideration of historical information regarding ASD symptoms; this could have biased psychologists toward increased diagnostic stability, although the relatively weak stability in other delay groups was cited as counterevidence.
- The paper notes that lower ASD stability at 12 months likely reflects limitations in the diagnostic tools used at that age, including the ADOS-2 and DSM.
- The study was not designed to determine whether early treatments affected the speed with which toddlers with language delay caught up by final diagnosis age.
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“No clinical differences were found between the early and middle diagnosis groups (Figure 4).”
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“In our cohort, 84% of toddlers initially diagnosed with ASD at their first visit retained this diagnosis at 3 to 4 years of age.”
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“The transition from an initial diagnosis of LD or developmental delay to ASD was the most common transition type.”
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“Overall stability was 0.84 (95% CI, 0.80-0.87) for an ASD diagnosis and 0.79 (95% CI, 0.74-0.83) for a TD diagnosis (Figure 2A).”
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“When toddlers with ASD features were considered to have ASD, the stability coefficients increased to 0.70 (95% CI, 0.52-0.85) at 12 months of age, 0.85 (95% CI, 0.71-0.94) at 14 months of age, and 0.94 (95% CI, 0.81-0.99) at 16 months of age.”
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“Stability of an ASD diagnosis increased to 0.79 by 14 months of age and 0.83 by 16 months of age (age bands of 12 vs 14 and 16 months; OR, 4.25; 95% CI, 1.59-11.74) (Figure 3 and eFigure 4, eFigure 5, eTable 2, and eTable 3 in the Supplement).”
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“yet even when such toddlers were removed from analyses, the stability coefficient did not improve.”
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“Results from the overall logistic regression model showed a significant association of age and diagnosis at first visit with stability (eTable 1 in the Supplement).”
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“The most common transition was ASD to ASD features, a diagnostic category used for toddlers with signs of ASD but not enough to meet DSM criteria.”
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“No significant differences were found in stability based on sex (OR, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.56-1.04) or interval between first and last diagnostic evaluations (OR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.98-1.00).”
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“The heat map indicates that ASD was the most stable diagnostic category, and that toddlers initially suspected as having developmental delay (DD) or language delay (LD) frequently received a final diagnosis of ASD.”
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“However, we found that within the context of an early detection program,6 children can be reliably diagnosed with ASD several years earlier, as young as 14 months.”
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“Our findings suggest that ASD detection and diagnosis can reliably start as young as 14 months.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [6] Pierce K, Carter C, Weinfeld M, Detecting, studying, and treating autism early: the one-year well-baby check-up approach. J Pediatr. 2011; 159(3): 458- 465, e451-e456. 21524759 PMC3157595 source
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“In this study, with a sample size of 1269 toddlers from the general population, each with multiple evaluation visits, generating a total of more than 3000 evaluation visits, we found that 105 (23.8%) who ultimately received a diagnosis of ASD at 3 to 4 years initially had ASD missed at their first evaluation visit.”
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“However, 5 of these 7 toddlers with false-positive results were initially evaluated at the youngest ages (12-13 months of age) (eFigure 4 in the Supplement).”
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“In the first diagnosis ASD sample, which contained 400 toddlers, only 7 transitioned to a final diagnosis of TD, and 5 of these were within the 12-month age band.”
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“The heat map indicates that ASD was the most stable diagnostic category, and that toddlers initially suspected as having developmental delay (DD) or language delay (LD) frequently received a final diagnosis of ASD.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Results > Diagnostic Stability
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“However, toddlers with ASD in this group had significantly worse test scores than toddlers with TD (range of Cohen d effect sizes, 1.43-1.84), suggesting that symptoms were present.”
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“When toddlers with ASD features were considered to have ASD, the stability coefficients increased to 0.70 (95% CI, 0.52-0.85) at 12 months of age, 0.85 (95% CI, 0.71-0.94) at 14 months of age, and 0.94 (95% CI, 0.81-0.99) at 16 months of age.”
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“Overall, F tests revealed a significant between-group difference for all clinical domains (eTable 6 in the Supplement).”
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“Overall stability was 0.84 (95% CI, 0.80-0.87) for an ASD diagnosis and 0.79 (95% CI, 0.74-0.83) for a TD diagnosis (Figure 2A).”
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“For ASD, stability was weakest at 12 to 13 months of age (stability coefficient, 0.50; 95% CI, 0.32-0.69).”
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“In contrast, significant differences were found between ASD and the remaining diagnostic groups (OR, 0.11 [95% CI, 0.03-0.32] vs ASD features; OR, 0.15 [95% CI, 0.09-0.25] vs DD; OR, 0.04 [95% CI, 0.03-0.06] vs LD; and OR, 0.16 [95% CI, 0.09-0.28] vs other) (eTable 1 in the Supplement).”
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“Transitioning from an initial designation of ASD to a final diagnosis of TD was rare and occurred in only 1.8% of overall cases (ie, 7 toddlers of 400 toddlers initially designated as ASD).”
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“The least common transition was ASD to TD (ie, only 1.8% of toddlers initially designated as having ASD transitioned to TD).”
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“Stability of an ASD diagnosis increased to 0.79 by 14 months of age and 0.83 by 16 months of age (age bands of 12 vs 14 and 16 months; OR, 4.25; 95% CI, 1.59-11.74) (Figure 3 and eFigure 4, eFigure 5, eTable 2, and eTable 3 in the Supplement).”
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“In contrast, significant differences were found between ASD and the remaining diagnostic groups (OR, 0.11 [95% CI, 0.03-0.32] vs ASD features; OR, 0.15 [95% CI, 0.09-0.25] vs DD; OR, 0.04 [95% CI, 0.03-0.06] vs LD; and OR, 0.16 [95% CI, 0.09-0.28] vs other) (eTable 1 in the Supplement).”
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“Exclusion of 73 toddlers (34 with ASD, 1 with ASD features, 24 with DD, 7 with other disorders, 1 with a typical sibling, and 6 with TD) whose nonverbal mental age based on the visual reception component of the Mullen scale was younger than 12 months (mean nonverbal mental age, 9.6 months) did not improve the stability coefficient of ASD at 12 to 13 months (eTable 5 and eFigure 6 in the Supplement”
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“Given the transient nature of many early delays,25 overall stability was low for the remaining delay groups (Figure 2 and Figure 3 and eFigure 4 and eTable 4 in the Supplement).”
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“In contrast, significant differences were found between ASD and the remaining diagnostic groups (OR, 0.11 [95% CI, 0.03-0.32] vs ASD features; OR, 0.15 [95% CI, 0.09-0.25] vs DD; OR, 0.04 [95% CI, 0.03-0.06] vs LD; and OR, 0.16 [95% CI, 0.09-0.28] vs other) (eTable 1 in the Supplement).”
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“An initial ASD diagnosis was more stable than any other diagnosis, including TD.”
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“No significant differences were found in stability based on sex (OR, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.56-1.04) or interval between first and last diagnostic evaluations (OR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.98-1.00).”
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“Most toddlers within the remaining 16% did not lose their delays entirely but instead presented with milder delays at their final diagnostic visit.”
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“Logistic regression analyses showed a nonsignificant difference in stability coefficients between ASD and TD (OR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.57-1.29).”
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“Follow-up pairwise analyses revealed that these differences were driven by the late-identified group who had consistently better test scores than the other 2 ASD diagnosis groups for all measures at the first evaluation visit (range of Cohen d effect sizes, 0.44-2.35).”
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“When toddlers with ASD features were considered to have ASD, the stability coefficients increased to 0.70 (95% CI, 0.52-0.85) at 12 months of age, 0.85 (95% CI, 0.71-0.94) at 14 months of age, and 0.94 (95% CI, 0.81-0.99) at 16 months of age.”
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“Among the patients with late-identified ASD, 45 (42.8%) were initially suspected of having only an LD.”
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“Our study also found that toddlers diagnosed as having an LD at their first visit overwhelmingly transitioned into testing within the typical range by 3 to 4 years of age.”
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“In contrast, significant differences were found between ASD and the remaining diagnostic groups (OR, 0.11 [95% CI, 0.03-0.32] vs ASD features; OR, 0.15 [95% CI, 0.09-0.25] vs DD; OR, 0.04 [95% CI, 0.03-0.06] vs LD; and OR, 0.16 [95% CI, 0.09-0.28] vs other) (eTable 1 in the Supplement).”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Results > Diagnostic Stability
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“Second, none of the previous clinic-referred cohort studies included large groups of toddlers without ASD ascertained in the same manner as the toddlers with ASD.”
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“Because many children with ASD have clinical signs within the first year, such as failure to respond to their name3 and reduced positive affect,4 there is a considerable demand for early detection, intervention, and services.5”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [3] Miller M, Iosif AM, Hill M, Young GS, Schwichtenberg AJ, Ozonoff S Response to name in infants developing autism spectrum disorder: a prospective study. J Pediatr 2017;183:141-146, e141. PMC5370582 28162768 source
- Not checked yetcites [4] Wan MW, Green J, Elsabbagh M, Johnson M, Charman T, Plummer F; BASIS Team Quality of interaction between at-risk infants and caregiver at 12-15 months is associated with 3-year autism outcome. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2013; 54(7): 763- 771. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12032 23227853 source
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“the mean patient age at ASD detection is several years later, generally between 3 and 4 years of age.1”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [1] Baio J, Wiggins L, Christensen DL, Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among children aged 8 years: Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 sites, United States, 2014. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2018; 67(6): 1- 23. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.ss6706a1 29701730 PMC5919599 source
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“Stability coefficients within these studies have been high (mean, 88%, range, 63%-100%).17”
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- Not checked yetcites [17] Ozonoff S, Young GS, Landa RJ, Diagnostic stability in young children at risk for autism spectrum disorder: a baby siblings research consortium study. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2015; 56(9): 988- 998. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12421 25921776 PMC4532646 source
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“Third, clinic-referred studies are small, usually containing 50 to 100 participants, and may generate less stable results.”
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“The lower stability coefficient for ASD specifically at 12 months is likely reflective of some limitations in the diagnostic tools used at that age, which included the ADOS-2 and DSM.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Discussion
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“Moreover, children referred to a clinic because of already suspected ASD may generate artificially high stability rates relative to a community-ascertained sample.17”
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- Not checked yetcites [17] Ozonoff S, Young GS, Landa RJ, Diagnostic stability in young children at risk for autism spectrum disorder: a baby siblings research consortium study. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2015; 56(9): 988- 998. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12421 25921776 PMC4532646 source
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“This percentage is substantially lower than the 50% to 80% late-identified ASD cases reported in infant sibling studies.17,18”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [17] Ozonoff S, Young GS, Landa RJ, Diagnostic stability in young children at risk for autism spectrum disorder: a baby siblings research consortium study. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2015; 56(9): 988- 998. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12421 25921776 PMC4532646 source
- Not checked yetcites [18] Zwaigenbaum L, Bryson SE, Brian J, Stability of diagnostic assessment for autism spectrum disorder between 18 and 36 months in a high-risk cohort. Autism Res. 2016; 9(7): 790- 800. doi: 10.1002/aur.1585 26613202 source
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“One limitation to our study was that the practitioners who made the final diagnoses were not masked to previous diagnoses.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Discussion > Limitations
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“Note that scores from the late-identified group were significantly different from toddlers with TD across all clinical domains, suggesting that symptoms were already present at the first diagnostic visit in a large fraction of late-identified ASD cases.”
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“Fourth, despite the potential of the infant sibling design to study ASD from birth, stability estimates have only been reported starting at 18 months of age, leaving questions surrounding younger ages unanswered.”
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“and the strict cutoff boundaries defined by the DSM may artificially affect results.”
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“That is, practitioners focused on a child’s delays in language rather than subclinical social delays.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Discussion
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“Therefore, when ASD is not detected in an infant or toddler, it is likely because it was missed.20”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Conclusions
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- Not checked yetcites [20] Bacon EC, Courchesne E, Barnes CC, Rethinking the idea of late autism spectrum disorder onset. Dev Psychopathol. 2018; 30(2): 553- 569. doi: 10.1017/S0954579417001067 28803559 PMC10515446 source
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“Evidence counter to this point is the relatively weak diagnostic stability found in other delay groups.”
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“Although the overall stability of an ASD diagnosis was high, examination of the data within 2-month age bands revealed that stability was selectively low at 12 months, with a stability coefficient of 0.50.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Discussion
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“When toddlers with ASD features were included in the calculation at 12, 14, and 16 months of age, stability coefficients increased to 0.70 at 12 months, 0.85 at 14 months, and 0.94 at 16 months.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Discussion
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“For ASD, 66 toddlers (15.9%) were classified into the early-age diagnosis group, 270 (61.2%) into the middle-age diagnosis group, and 105 (23.8%) into the late-identified group.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Results > ASD Identification Patterns and Clinical Differences
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“First, it is unclear whether stability estimates from infant sibling designs would be found within a general population cohort.”
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“but only 69% of siblings first diagnosed as having ASD at 24 months did so (ie, 27 of 39 retained diagnosis).17”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [17] Ozonoff S, Young GS, Landa RJ, Diagnostic stability in young children at risk for autism spectrum disorder: a baby siblings research consortium study. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2015; 56(9): 988- 998. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12421 25921776 PMC4532646
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“One of these studies reported that 93% of siblings first diagnosed as having ASD at 18 months retained that diagnosis at a final diagnostic age of 36 months,17”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [17] Ozonoff S, Young GS, Landa RJ, Diagnostic stability in young children at risk for autism spectrum disorder: a baby siblings research consortium study. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2015; 56(9): 988- 998. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12421 25921776 PMC4532646
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“Third, clinic-referred studies are small, usually containing 50 to 100 participants, and may generate less stable results.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Introduction
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“yet the stability of an ASD diagnosis at this pivotal age is unknown.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Introduction
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“A previous report17 stated that most studies examining the diagnostic stability of ASD before 3 years of age have involved slightly older, clinic-referred cohorts, usually at approximately 2 years of age.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [17] Ozonoff S, Young GS, Landa RJ, Diagnostic stability in young children at risk for autism spectrum disorder: a baby siblings research consortium study. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2015; 56(9): 988- 998. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12421 25921776 PMC4532646
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“Although several studies have shown that early signs of ASD can sometimes be detected using parent report screens as early as 126,7,8 or 18 months of age,9,10”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [6] Pierce K, Carter C, Weinfeld M, Detecting, studying, and treating autism early: the one-year well-baby check-up approach. J Pediatr. 2011; 159(3): 458- 465, e451-e456. 21524759 PMC3157595 source
- Not checked yetcites [7] Wetherby AM, Brosnan-Maddox S, Peace V, Newton L Validation of the Infant-Toddler Checklist as a broadband screener for autism spectrum disorders from 9 to 24 months of age. Autism. 2008; 12(5): 487- 511. doi: 10.1177/1362361308094501 18805944 PMC2663025 source
- Not checked yetcites [8] Turner-Brown LM, Baranek GT, Reznick JS, Watson LR, Crais ER The First Year Inventory: a longitudinal follow-up of 12-month-old to 3-year-old children. Autism. 2013; 17(5): 527- 540. doi: 10.1177/1362361312439633 22781058 PMC3470769 source
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“The toddler stage is also the earliest age that ASD can be detected and treatment started,6,16 yet the stability of an ASD diagnosis at this pivotal age is unknown.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [6] Pierce K, Carter C, Weinfeld M, Detecting, studying, and treating autism early: the one-year well-baby check-up approach. J Pediatr. 2011; 159(3): 458- 465, e451-e456. 21524759 PMC3157595
- Not checked yetcites [16] Baranek GT, Watson LR, Turner-Brown L, Preliminary efficacy of adapted responsive teaching for infants at risk of autism spectrum disorder in a community sample. Autism Res Treat. 2015; 2015: 386951. 25648749 PMC4306223
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“Autism spectrum disorder is a common disorder that begins in prenatal life.2”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Conclusions
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [2] Courchesne E, Pramparo T, Gazestani V, Lombardo MV, Pierce K, Lewis NE The ASD living biology: from cell proliferation to clinical phenotype. Mol Psychiatry. 2019; 24(1): 88- 107. doi: 10.1038/s41380-018-0056-y 29934544 PMC6309606 source
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“the recent finding from infant sibling studies17,18 that 50% to 80% of toddlers eventually diagnosed as having ASD at 3 years of age were not identified as having ASD by expert clinicians at 18 months of age.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [17] Ozonoff S, Young GS, Landa RJ, Diagnostic stability in young children at risk for autism spectrum disorder: a baby siblings research consortium study. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2015; 56(9): 988- 998. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12421 25921776 PMC4532646
- Not checked yetcites [18] Zwaigenbaum L, Bryson SE, Brian J, Stability of diagnostic assessment for autism spectrum disorder between 18 and 36 months in a high-risk cohort. Autism Res. 2016; 9(7): 790- 800. doi: 10.1002/aur.1585 26613202
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“Psychologists were not masked to previous diagnoses during longitudinal test visits.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Methods > Diagnostic and Psychometric Testing
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“Children with ASD are detected and treated nationally at approximately 4 years of age.1”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [1] Baio J, Wiggins L, Christensen DL, Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among children aged 8 years: Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 sites, United States, 2014. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2018; 67(6): 1- 23. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.ss6706a1 29701730 PMC5919599 source
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“Although unlikely, it is possible that review of this information could have biased psychologists in favor of increased diagnostic stability.”
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- Rests on an assumption: DSM-5 procedures and criteria require consideration of historical information regarding ASD symptoms.
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“which research suggests may be more beneficial than treatment started at older ages.26,27,28”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [26] Anderson DK, Liang JW, Lord C Predicting young adult outcome among more and less cognitively able individuals with autism spectrum disorders. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2014; 55(5): 485- 494. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12178 24313878 PMC5819743 source
- Not checked yetcites [27] MacDonald R, Parry-Cruwys D, Dupere S, Ahearn W Assessing progress and outcome of early intensive behavioral intervention for toddlers with autism. Res Dev Disabil. 2014; 35(12): 3632- 3644. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.08.036 25241118 source
- Not checked yetcites [28] Rogers SJ, Vismara L, Wagner AL, McCormick C, Young G, Ozonoff S Autism treatment in the first year of life: a pilot study of infant start, a parent-implemented intervention for symptomatic infants. J Autism Dev Disord. 2014; 44(12): 2981- 2995. doi: 10.1007/s10803-014-2202-y 25212413 PMC4951093 source
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“Such transient LD cases have been commonly noted in the literature.25”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [25] Dale PS, Price TS, Bishop DV, Plomin R Outcomes of early language delay, I: predicting persistent and transient language difficulties at 3 and 4 years. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2003; 46(3): 544- 560. doi: 10.1044/1092-4388(2003/044) 14696985 source
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“In many places in the United States, such experience is severely lacking.37”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [37] Martinez M, Thomas KC, Williams CS, Family experiences with the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder: system barriers and facilitators of efficient diagnosis. J Autism Dev Disord. 2018; 48(7): 2368- 2378. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3493-1 29453706
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“This finding is likely related to the possibility that ASD is a dimensional rather than categorical disorder38,39”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [38] Elton A, Di Martino A, Hazlett HC, Gao W Neural connectivity evidence for a categorical-dimensional hybrid model of autism spectrum disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2016; 80(2): 120- 128. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.10.020 26707088 PMC4853295 source
- Not checked yetcites [39] Kapur S, Phillips AG, Insel TR Why has it taken so long for biological psychiatry to develop clinical tests and what to do about it? Mol Psychiatry. 2012; 17(12): 1174- 1179. doi: 10.1038/mp.2012.105 22869033 source
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“yet most screening studies9,10,41,42 validate diagnoses only once, usually at approximately the age of screening, leaving unclear the degree to which an initial diagnosis persists at later ages.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [9] Chlebowski C, Robins DL, Barton ML, Fein D Large-scale use of the modified checklist for autism in low-risk toddlers. Pediatrics. 2013; 131(4): e1121- e1127. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-1525 23530174 PMC3608483 source
- Not checked yetcites [10] Robins DL, Casagrande K, Barton M, Chen CM, Dumont-Mathieu T, Fein D Validation of the modified checklist for autism in toddlers, revised with follow-up (M-CHAT-R/F). Pediatrics. 2014; 133(1): 37- 45. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-1813 24366990 PMC3876182 source
- Not checked yetcites [41] Charman T, Baird G, Simonoff E, Testing two screening instruments for autism spectrum disorder in UK community child health services. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2016; 58(4): 369- 375. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12874 26303216 source
- Not checked yetcites [42] Hardy S, Haisley L, Manning C, Fein D Can screening with the Ages and Stages Questionnaire detect autism? J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2015; 36(7): 536- 543. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000201 26348972 PMC4563819 source
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“Our study was not designed to determine whether such early treatments affected the speed with which toddlers caught up by the time they reached final diagnosis age.”
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“Although this was not a screening study and the cohort contained approximately 25% community-referred cases”
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“A newer study,20 however, suggests that such so-called late-onset cases may be attributable to weaknesses inherent in standardized diagnostic tools at early ages, rather than a lack of observable ASD symptoms per se.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [20] Bacon EC, Courchesne E, Barnes CC, Rethinking the idea of late autism spectrum disorder onset. Dev Psychopathol. 2018; 30(2): 553- 569. doi: 10.1017/S0954579417001067 28803559 PMC10515446 source
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“Research from the ADOS-2 developers cautions that it is not valid for use with toddlers who have a nonverbal mental age younger than 12 months,24”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [24] Luyster R, Gotham K, Guthrie W, The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-toddler module: a new module of a standardized diagnostic measure for autism spectrum disorders. J Autism Dev Disord. 2009; 39(9): 1305- 1320. doi: 10.1007/s10803-009-0746-z 19415479 PMC2893552
Strength:plain· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✗ Load-bearing: fails✓ Based: passesProbably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
In the paper
“particularly when early screening starting at 18 months is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics,40”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [40] Johnson CP, Myers SM; American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Children With Disabilities Identification and evaluation of children with autism spectrum disorders. Pediatrics. 2007; 120(5): 1183- 1215. doi: 10.1542/peds.2007-2361 17967920
Load-bearingStrength:plain· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesProbably not a substantial claim.
In the paper
“This finding is consistent with an infant sibling study17 that reported lower-than-expected language scores on the Mullen Scales of Early Learning test within their late-identified group.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [17] Ozonoff S, Young GS, Landa RJ, Diagnostic stability in young children at risk for autism spectrum disorder: a baby siblings research consortium study. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2015; 56(9): 988- 998. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12421 25921776 PMC4532646
Strength:plain· not yet calibratedCausal:correlational· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✗ Load-bearing: fails✓ Based: passesProbably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
In the paper
“Given caution from the ADOS developers regarding use of the ADOS with toddlers with nonverbal mental ages younger than 12 months and those who are not ambulatory,24 stability coefficients were also recalculated after removing such cases.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Methods > Statistics and Data Visualization
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [24] Luyster R, Gotham K, Guthrie W, The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-toddler module: a new module of a standardized diagnostic measure for autism spectrum disorders. J Autism Dev Disord. 2009; 39(9): 1305- 1320. doi: 10.1007/s10803-009-0746-z 19415479 PMC2893552
Strength:plain· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✗ Load-bearing: fails✓ Based: passesProbably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
In the paper
“Because of this, there is a demand for early detection, intervention, and services,5 and,in response, marked effort and funding have gone into discovery of methods for early-age universal screening, detection, and diagnosis.”
§ Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months > Conclusions
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [5] Pierce K, Courchesne E, Bacon E To screen or not to screen universally for autism is not the question: why the task force got it wrong. J Pediatr. 2016; 176: 182- 194. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.06.004 27421956 PMC5679123
Strength:plain· not yet calibratedCausal:direct· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✗ Load-bearing: fails✓ Based: passesProbably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.
The paper relies on this without support.
The 1269 toddlers longitudinally evaluated are representative of the general population of toddlers.
“A total of 2241 toddlers 12 to 36 months of age were referred for a diagnostic evaluation to an autism expert evaluation center created at University of California, San Diego.”
“A total of 1269 of the 2241 toddlers were longitudinally evaluated 2 or more times and were the focus of this study.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The final diagnostic evaluation at the last visit provides a valid reference standard for true ASD diagnostic status.
“A toddler was designated as having 1 of the following: ASD, ASD features, developmental delay, language delay (LD), other issue, TD, or typical sibling of an ASD proband.”
“Stability coefficients were first calculated within 2-month age bands by determining the proportion of toddlers with a particular diagnosis at their first diagnostic visit who retained that same diagnosis at their last visit.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The lack of masking of psychologists to previous diagnoses did not materially bias the diagnostic stability estimates.
“Psychologists were not masked to previous diagnoses during longitudinal test visits.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The human brain has an enormous capacity to resculpt and remodel, particularly during the first postnatal years.
“The human brain has an enormous capacity to resculpt and remodel, particularly during the first postnatal years.”
The paper relies on this without support.
DSM-5 procedures and criteria require consideration of historical information regarding ASD symptoms.
“This lack of masking was because DSM-5 procedures and criteria require consideration of historical information regarding ASD symptoms.”
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
Incorrect percentage for the early-age ASD group
MinorThe three ASD identification groups contain 66, 270, and 105 toddlers, totaling 441. The early-age group is therefore 15.0% of that total, not 15.9%.
Reported 15.9 · recomputed 14.965986
“For ASD, 66 toddlers (15.9%) were classified into the early-age diagnosis group, 270 (61.2%) into the middle-age diagnosis group, and 105 (23.8%) into the late-identified group.”
Incorrect percentage for males in the TD group
MinorThe TD group contains 439 toddlers, so 278 males represent 63.3%, not 65.6%.
Reported 65.6 · recomputed 63.32574
“| Male | 361 (81.9) | 68 (87.2) | 66 (74.2) | 58 (72.5) | 61 (67.0) | 26 (51.0) | 278 (65.6) |”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Pierce, K., Gazestani, V. H., Bacon, E., Barnes, C. C., Cha, D., Nalabolu, S., Lopez, L., Moore, A., Pence-Stophaeros, S., & Courchesne, E.
- Affiliations
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
- Corresponding author
- Pierce, Karen
- ORCID
- Venue
- JAMA Pediatrics
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2019-06-01
- Volume
- 173
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 578
- ISSN
- 1072-4710 (ISSN-L)
- 2168-6203
- PMC
- PMC6547081
- OpenAlex
- W2941892929
- Semantic Scholar
- 0a120397c84a76e8bcf0e8b038a0df35e679579c
- Cited by
- 333
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
- 2026: 27 · 2025: 39 · 2024: 43 · 2023: 49 · 2022: 65 · 2021: 66 · 2020: 32 · 2019: 11
- FWCI
- 25.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5r01mh110558-05)
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH104446, R01-MH110558, R01MH036840, P50MH081755)
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (R01DC016385)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, diagnostic stability, toddlers, primary care, developmental delay, language delay, sex differences, age differences, typical development
- MeSH terms
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Disabilities, Child, Preschool, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Infant, Male, Mass Screening, Phenotype, Primary Health Care, Prospective Studies, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Referral and Consultation, Logistic Models, Early Diagnosis
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