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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2019

Autism With and Without Regression: A Two-Year Prospective Longitudinal Study in Two Population-Derived Swedish Cohorts.

Lucy Thompson, Christopher Gillberg, Sara Landberg, Anne-Katrin Kantzer, Carmela Miniscalco, Martina Barnevik Olsson, Mats A Eriksson, Elisabeth Fernell

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Overall prognosis of preschool autism spectrum disorder diagnoses.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022
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  3. Defining and Measuring Developmental Regression During Childhood: A Scoping Review.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026
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  5. Comparison of Adulthood Outcomes in Autism Spectrum Disorder With and Without Regression: A Population-Based Birth Cohort Study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025
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  9. The Role ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  11. Autism under the umbrella of ESSENCE.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023
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  16. Vaccines and autism: a preliminary qualitative study on the beliefs of concerned mothers in Italy.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2020
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  19. Rubella Virus Infection, the Congenital Rubella Syndrome, and the Link to Autism.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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  20. Is Autism Inborn And Lifelong For Everyone?Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Lucy ThompsonGillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. Lucy.Thompson@gnc.gu.se.
Christopher GillbergGillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Sara LandbergGillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Anne-Katrin KantzerGillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Carmela MiniscalcoGillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Martina Barnevik OlssonGillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Mats A ErikssonGillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Elisabeth FernellGillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
University of Gothenburg · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Two community-based cohorts of children with autism spectrum disorder, examined using similar assessment protocols, were pooled (n = 301) and subdivided according to history of regression. Those with regression (n = 62), 20.5% of the combined cohort, were contrasted with those without regression (n = 241) at first assessment (age range 19-60 months) and at 2-year follow-up on a range of measures. The regression group was significantly more functionally impaired, with regard to intellectual function (p < .001), language development (p < .001), and to severity of autism (p < .01) at both T1 and T2. Only 14 (23.3%) had a clearly identified underlying etiology [24 (18.6%) in the non-regressive group]. There were no significant differences between those who had regressed 'from normal' and those who had regressed 'from low' functioning.

Indexed as

Language DevelopmentPopulation SurveillanceRegression, PsychologyAutism Spectrum DisorderChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleProspective StudiesSwedenASDAutismDevelopmental language disorderIntellectual developmental disorderNon-regressive autismRegressive autism

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PMID30734177
PMCPMC6546868
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