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17849078

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-8-6
pubmed:abstractText
Deficits in Joint Attention (JA) may be one of the earliest signs of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). In this longitudinal study we investigated several types of JA behaviors at the age of 24 and 42 months, and their development over time. Eleven children with ASD, 10 children with other developmental disorders, and eight children without a developmental disorder participated. It was found that children with ASD showed significantly less JA at the age of 24 months. At this age, the various types of JA (Basic Joint Attention, Associated Joint Attention, Joint Visual Attention) were correlated with developmental level and number of autistic characteristics. However, at the age of 42 months, these associations were absent. Although children with ASD may show less JA at the age of 24 months compared to other groups of children, by the age of 42 months they reach about the same level of JA, except for joint visual attention. In fact, at both ages, children with ASD differed consistently only on JVA from the other groups. JVA may be a core component of an early screening device for ASD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1018-8827
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
143-52
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Joint attention development in toddlers with autism.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre of Child and Family Studies, Leiden University, PB 9555, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands. Fnaber@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't