2015
Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors as Predictors of Outcome in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Troyb E, Knoch K, Herlihy L, Stevens MC, Chen CM, Barton M, Treadwell K, Fein D. Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors as Predictors of Outcome in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2015, 46: 1282-1296. PMID: 26676629, PMCID: PMC8054273, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2668-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderRepetitive behaviorsGreater ASD symptom severityAge 8ASD symptom severityParts of objectsASD symptomatologyCognitive functioningAdaptive skillsSensory interestsStereotyped motor movementsPreschool yearsMotor movementsLate childhoodSymptom severityAdaptive abilityRRBsChildrenPredictors of outcomeOutcome of childrenDisordersFunctioningSkillsSymptomatology
2000
Subgroups of Children With Autism by Cluster Analysis: A Longitudinal Examination
STEVENS M, FEIN D, DUNN M, ALLEN D, WATERHOUSE L, FEINSTEIN C, RAPIN I. Subgroups of Children With Autism by Cluster Analysis: A Longitudinal Examination. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2000, 39: 346-352. PMID: 10714055, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200003000-00017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreschool ageSevere language impairmentSubgroup of childrenSchool-aged childrenNonverbal abilityCognitive functioningLanguage impairmentAutistic symptomsHigher IQLongitudinal examinationSocial abnormalitiesSame childrenDifferential outcomesSubgroup membershipBehavioral scoresFunctioningAutismChildrenIQCluster analysisHigh groupRelationshipImpairmentDifferent levelsLanguage