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Classifying and characterizing the development of adaptive behavior in a naturalistic longitudinal study of young children with autism.
Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders - 5 Jan 2018
Farmer Cristan, Swineford Lauren, Swedo Susan E, Thurm Audrey
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BACKGROUND: Adaptive behavior, or the ability to function independently in ones' environment, is a key phenotypic construct in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Few studies of the development of adaptive behavior during preschool to school-age are available, though existing data demonstrate that the degree of ability and impairment associated with ASD, and how it manifests over time, is heterogeneous. Growth...
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