2009
Subtypes of Language Disorders in School-Age Children With Autism
Rapin I, Dunn MA, Allen DA, Stevens MC, Fein D. Subtypes of Language Disorders in School-Age Children With Autism. Developmental Neuropsychology 2009, 34: 66-84. PMID: 19142767, DOI: 10.1080/87565640802564648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanguage disordersExpressive phonologyComprehension of wordsSchool-aged childrenComprehension abilityPreschool diagnosisAutistic disorderAverage comprehensionPhonologyComprehensionTest scoresAutismDisordersLow averageChildrenSentencesWordsCluster analysisCluster 3Cluster 2ScoresAbilityCluster 1Clinical subtypes
2006
Sensorimotor performance in school‐age children with autism, developmental language disorder, or low IQ
Mandelbaum DE, Stevens M, Rosenberg E, Wiznitzer M, Steinschneider M, Korey S, Filipek P, Rapin I, Korey S. Sensorimotor performance in school‐age children with autism, developmental language disorder, or low IQ. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2006, 48: 33-39. PMID: 16359592, DOI: 10.1017/s0012162206000089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental language disorderSchool-aged childrenLanguage disordersLower IQNonverbal IQDLD childrenAutistic groupMotor skillsNeurological examinationOromotor skillsIQSoft signsAutismSensorimotor performanceMotor impersistenceChildrenStandardized neurological examinationSkillsMulti-institutional studyMotor deficitsClinical impressionDisordersTaskDeficitsHIAD
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