Infantile autism and puberty
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While the prognosis for autistic children is generally poor, some show substantial improvement during childhood. In a Swedish sample of five cases deterioration or severe symptom aggravation at the onset of puberty is described that followed earlier improvement. Autistic children with pubertal deterioration may constitute a meaningful subgroup of the syndrome. The matter deserves more attention in future follow-up studies.
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Some children with ASD experience deterioration in functioning in the years after the onset of puberty.
“Some children with ASD even experience deterioration in functioning in the years after the onset of puberty (76).”
From Brain Mechanisms Supporting Flexible Cognition and Behavior in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder (2021) · cites this paper as [76]
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- Authors
- Gillberg, C., & Schaumann, H.
- Affiliations
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 1982-12
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 365-371
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- OpenAlex
- W2002521822
- Cited by
- 72
- References
- 10
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- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Keywords
- infantile autism, puberty, symptom aggravation, prognosis, children with autism
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Autistic Disorder, Child, Electroencephalography, Female, Humans, Intelligence, Male, Puberty, Social Adjustment
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