Association Between Autistic Traits in Preschool Children and Later Emotional/Behavioral Outcomes. Saito, A., Stickley, A., Haraguchi, H., Takahashi, H., Ishitobi, M., & Kamio, Y. J. Autism Dev. Disord., 47(11):3333--3346, November, 2017.
Association Between Autistic Traits in Preschool Children and Later Emotional/Behavioral Outcomes [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
Although children with a greater number of autistic traits are likely to have other mental health problems, research on the association between earlier autistic traits in preschool children and later emotional/behavioral outcomes is scarce. Using data from 189 Japanese community-based children, this study examined whether autistic traits at age 5 were related to emotional/behavioral outcomes at age 7. The results showed that prior autistic traits were subsequently associated with all emotional/behavioral domains. After controlling for baseline emotional/behavioral scores autistic traits continued to predict later emotional symptoms and peer problems. This study highlights that in addition to clinical ASD, it is also important to focus on subthreshold autistic traits in preschool children for better subsequent emotional/behavioral outcomes.
@article{saito_association_2017,
	title = {Association {Between} {Autistic} {Traits} in {Preschool} {Children} and {Later} {Emotional}/{Behavioral} {Outcomes}},
	volume = {47},
	issn = {0162-3257},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3245-7},
	doi = {10.1007/s10803-017-3245-7},
	abstract = {Although children with a greater number of autistic traits are likely to
have other mental health problems, research on the association between
earlier autistic traits in preschool children and later
emotional/behavioral outcomes is scarce. Using data from 189 Japanese
community-based children, this study examined whether autistic traits at
age 5 were related to emotional/behavioral outcomes at age 7. The results
showed that prior autistic traits were subsequently associated with all
emotional/behavioral domains. After controlling for baseline
emotional/behavioral scores autistic traits continued to predict later
emotional symptoms and peer problems. This study highlights that in
addition to clinical ASD, it is also important to focus on subthreshold
autistic traits in preschool children for better subsequent
emotional/behavioral outcomes.},
	number = {11},
	journal = {J. Autism Dev. Disord.},
	author = {Saito, Aya and Stickley, Andrew and Haraguchi, Hideyuki and Takahashi, Hidetoshi and Ishitobi, Makoto and Kamio, Yoko},
	month = nov,
	year = {2017},
	keywords = {Archive, Autistic traits, Emotional/behavioral outcomes, Preschool children, Social Responsiveness Scale, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire},
	pages = {3333--3346}
}

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