Changes in the Autism Behavioral Phenotype During the Transition to Adulthood
Changes in the Autism Behavioral Phenotype During the Transition to Adulthood
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DOI：
10.1007/s10803-010-1005-z
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发表时间：
2010-12-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Seltzer, Marsha Mailick
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作者：
Taylor, Julie Lounds;Seltzer, Marsha Mailick
我们研究了高中毕业是否与自闭症症状和适应不良行为变化率的改变有关。参与者是242名患有自闭症的青少年，他们最近离开了学校系统，是我们大型纵向研究的一部分；数据是在近10年的五个时间点收集的。结果表明，在研究期间，自闭症症状和内化行为的总体改善，但退出后的改善速度减慢。没有智力障碍的青少年在改善方面表现得最为缓慢。家庭收入越低，改善程度越低。我们的研究结果表明，成人的日常活动可能不像学校的教育活动那样刺激智力，这反映在离开后的表型改善较少。
We examined whether exiting high school was associated with alterations in rates of change in autism symptoms and maladaptive behaviors. Participants were 242 youth with ASD who had recently exited the school system and were part of our larger longitudinal study; data were collected at five time points over nearly 10 years. Results indicated overall improvement of autism symptoms and internalized behaviors over the study period, but slowing rates of improvement after exit. Youth who did not have an intellectual disability evidenced the greatest slowing in improvement. Lower family income was associated with less improvement. Our findings suggest that adult day activities may not be as intellectually stimulating as educational activities in school, reflected by less phenotypic improvement after exit.