Journal
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Volume 49, Issue 6, Pages 2447-2460Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-019-03999-x
Keywords
Autism spectrum disorder; Expressive language; Receptive language; Mullen Scales of Early Learning
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [U10DD000180, U10DD000181, U10DD000182, U10DD000183, U10DD000184, U10DD000498]
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We examined language profiles of 2571 children, 30-68months old, with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), other developmental disabilities (DD), and typical development from the general population (POP). Children were categorized as expressive dominant (ED), receptive dominant (RD), or nondominant (ND). Within each group, the ED profile was the least frequent. However, children in the ASD group were more likely to display an ED profile than those in the DD or POP groups, and these children were typically younger, had lower nonverbal cognitive skills, and displayed more severe social-affect symptoms of ASD compared to their peers with RD or ND profiles. These findings have research and clinical implications related to the focus of interventions targeting young children with ASD and other DDs.
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