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SynthesisEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2021

Early non-social behavioural indicators of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in siblings at elevated likelihood for ASD: a systematic review.

Daniela Canu, Sara Van der Paelt, Ricardo Canal-Bedia, Manuel Posada, Marleen Vanvuchelen, Herbert Roeyers

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Synthesis in European child & adolescent psychiatry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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33citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Categorizing and identifying preferred interests in autistic toddlers.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Daniela CanuFaculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rehabilitation Research Center (REVAL), Hasselt Unversity, Agoralaan, Building A, 3590 Diepenbeek, Hasselt, Belgium. daniela.canu@uniklinik-freiburg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6689-2089
Sara Van der PaeltResearch in Developmental Disorders Lab, Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Ricardo Canal-BediaInstituto Universitario de Integración en la Comunidad (INICO), University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Manuel PosadaInstitute of Rare Diseases Research & CIBERER, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Marleen VanvuchelenFaculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rehabilitation Research Center (REVAL), Hasselt Unversity, Agoralaan, Building A, 3590 Diepenbeek, Hasselt, Belgium.
Herbert RoeyersResearch in Developmental Disorders Lab, Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Ghent University · BEHasselt University · BEInstituto de Salud Carlos III · ESUniversidad de Salamanca · ESUniversity Medical Center Freiburg · DE

Funding

ASDEU SANCO/2014/C2/035
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We aimed at identifying early non-social behavioural indicators that predict later ASD. Likewise, we were interested in the moment in which non-social signs discriminate between children at elevated likelihood for ASD with a later diagnosis of ASD, and children at elevated likelihood for ASD with a typical developmental outcome. In addition, we intended to explore the developmental evolution of children's symptomatology over time. A systematic literature search was conducted for longitudinal studies on early non-social behavioural indicators among siblings at elevated likelihood for ASD. The following databases were searched: PUBMED, Web of Science, PsycINFO, CINAHL and EMBASE. The study identification process was conducted by two reviewers independently. Compared to siblings at elevated likelihood for ASD with a typical developmental outcome, siblings at elevated likelihood for ASD with later ASD show impairments in attention disengagement, in gross and fine motor development and characteristic restricted and repetitive interests and behaviours, starting at 12 months of age. Moreover, early attention disengagement exerts a predictive role towards a later ASD diagnosis, given that from 12 months siblings at elevated likelihood for ASD who will receive an independent ASD diagnosis towards 24-36 months present marked difficulties in disengaging in comparison with siblings at elevated likelihood for ASD that will not satisfy the criteria for an ASD diagnosis. The findings call for a more comprehensive vision on early indicators of ASD. Further research is needed to extend results to other behavioural domains.

Indexed as

Autism Spectrum DisorderChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleRisk AssessmentSiblingsAutism spectrum disorderEarly signsNon-social behavioursSiblings at elevated likelihood for ASDSystematic review

Identifiers

PMID32088859
PMCPMC8041710
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