Goldin Rachel L, Matson Johnny L, Beighley Jennifer S, Jang Jina
Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge, LA , USA.
Dev Neurorehabil. 2014 Feb;17(1):39-43. doi: 10.3109/17518423.2013.839585. Epub 2013 Oct 2.
The study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the severity of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptomology and scores on the Battelle Developmental Inventory, Second Edition (BDI-2) in toddlers (n = 325).
Total scores on the BDI-2 and individual domain scores were examined to explore the relationship between severity of ASD and developmental quotient, impairment in personal-social skills, adaptive functioning, cognition, and communication.
Regression analyses controlled for the impact of age and IQ on results, indicating that higher autism severity scores were associated with overall greater impairment and in the total scores and the individual domains of the BDI-2. The domains were found to be differentially affected by severity of ASD.
These findings suggest severity of ASD may influence symptom presentation. Clinical implications of study findings are discussed.
本研究旨在评估325名幼儿的自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)症状严重程度与第二版贝利婴幼儿发展量表(BDI - 2)得分之间的关系。
对BDI - 2的总分及各个领域得分进行检测,以探究ASD严重程度与发育商、个人社交技能损伤、适应性功能、认知及沟通之间的关系。
回归分析控制了年龄和智商对结果的影响,结果表明,较高的自闭症严重程度得分与BDI - 2总分及各个领域中更严重的损伤相关。发现这些领域受ASD严重程度的影响存在差异。
这些研究结果表明ASD的严重程度可能会影响症状表现。文中讨论了研究结果的临床意义。