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Longitudinal follow‐up of academic achievement in children with autism from age 2 to 18

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, September 2017
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Title
Longitudinal follow‐up of academic achievement in children with autism from age 2 to 18
Published in
Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, September 2017
DOI 10.1111/jcpp.12808
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So Hyun Kim, Vanessa H. Bal, Catherine Lord

Abstract

This study examined early predictors of and changes in school-age academic achievement and class placement in children referred for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at age 2. Of 111 ASD referrals, 74 were diagnosed with ASD at age 18. Regression analyses were performed to identify age 3 predictors of achievement in arithmetic, passage comprehension, word reading, and spelling at ages 9 and 18. Linear Mixed Models were used to examine predictors of academic growth between ages 9 and 18. Academic skills varied widely at 9 and 18, but were mostly commensurate with or higher than expected given cognitive levels. However, 22% (age 9) and 32% (age 18) of children with average/above average IQ showed below/low average achievement in at least one academic domain. Children who remained in general education/inclusion classrooms had higher achievement than those who moved to special education classrooms. Stronger cognitive skills at age 3 and 9 predicted better academic achievement and faster academic growth from age 9 to 18. Parent participation in intervention by age 3 predicted better achievement at age 9 and 18. Many children with ASD achieve basic academic skills commensurate with or higher than their cognitive ability. However, more rigorous screening for learning difficulties may be important for those with average cognitive skills because a significant minority show relative academic delays. Interventions targeting cognitive skills and parent participation in early treatment may have cascading effects on long-term academic development.

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Unknown 261 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 42 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 33 13%
Researcher 25 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 24 9%
Student > Bachelor 24 9%
Other 30 11%
Unknown 83 32%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 65 25%
Social Sciences 25 10%
Medicine and Dentistry 16 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 14 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 9 3%
Other 32 12%
Unknown 100 38%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 75. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 April 2022.
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#576,367
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#211
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#12,048
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Outputs of similar age from Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry
#8
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