Association Between Autistic Traits in Preschool Children and Later Emotional/Behavioral Outcomes

Saito, Aya; Stickley, Andrew; Haraguchi, Hideyuki; Takahashi, Hidetoshi; Ishitobi, Makoto; Kamio, Yoko

doi:10.1007/s10803-017-3245-7

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“…Participants in this study comprise a subsample of an ongoing longitudinal study, the Tama Children’s Survey (TCS). In 2011, the TCS was started to explore autistic symptom distribution and functional outcomes in childhood by targeting a cohort of community children ( N = 461) living in the Tama District of Tokyo, Japan, that has been previously described elsewhere (Kamio et al 2014 ; Saito et al 2017 ). This report concerns the subsample whose prospective data sets at age 5 and 8 were complete, including information on sociodemographic status (SES).…”

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“…Importantly, there is also some evidence that the negative effects of these traits may stretch across time. For example, a recent longitudinal community-based study showed that emotional symptoms and peer problems in schoolchildren aged 7 years were predicted by higher autistic traits assessed at age 5 (Saito et al 2017 ). However, to the best of our knowledge, as yet, no study has examined whether autistic traits in the general population remain stable during the transition period from preschool to elementary school.…”

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Stability of Autistic Traits from 5 to 8 Years of Age Among Children in the General Population

Haraguchi

Stickley

Saito

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J Autism Dev Disord

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Little is known about the across time stability of autistic traits during the transition period from preschool to school age in the general population. The current study compared autistic traits assessed by a mother-reported quantitative measure, the Social Responsiveness Scale, at age 5 and 8 years and examined the intraclass correlation coefficients of scores across the period for 168 Japanese community-based children. Results showed that total and two subdomain-related autistic trait scores remained primarily stable in males and females. This stability was observed for both children with higher and lower autistic traits scores with a possible sex-specific pattern. Our findings suggest that autistic traits in the general population can be reliably assessed using quantitative measures for this age period.

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Stability of Autistic Traits from 5 to 8 Years of Age Among Children in the General Population

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“…The latter is sometimes referred to as a ‘preference for sameness’ which may be so intense as to be described as an ‘insistence’ on sameness (Szatmari et al, 2006), and is evident when these children are required to change from one task to another (referred to as a ‘transition’), a process that is often accompanied by stress, agitation, and challenging behaviour (APA, 2013). As well as being a key diagnostic indicator of ASD, this resistance to change tasks has been shown to negatively impinge upon academic and social interaction success in children with ASD (Dunlap et al, 1983; Hsiao et al, 2013; Saito et al, 2017; Wolery et al, 1985), principally because of their difficulty in making the required transitions to different learning tasks that occur within the classroom.…”

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“…Although most previous reports have referred to parental evaluations of their child's stress and anxiety regarding task transitions (e.g., Hsiao et al, 2013; Saito et al, 2017), the key indicator of physiological stress arousal that is also a major component of anxiety is the response of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) (Hall, 2016). The ANS acts through two subsidiary systems: the sympathetic (SNS) and the parasympathetic (PNS) nervous systems, with the SNS being the primary indicator of response to stress.…”

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The effects of ‘preferedness of task’ on stress, emotion, and behaviour responses to forced activity transitions in boys with ASD

Bitsika

Sharpley

2019

Intl J of Devlp Neuroscience

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Background Many children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) exhibit distress when asked to transition from one task to another. This study aimed to determine if physiological stress during transition was due to ASD‐related rigidity or to their preference for some tasks over others. Method The effects of change of task alone versus a change in task ‘preferedness’ when undergoing forced activity transition were investigated in 29 boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Results Total sample data indicated a significant increase in heart rate (HR) during transition from a preferred to a non‐preferred task, but not during transition from one preferred task to another preferred task, or from a non‐preferred task to a preferred task. These data are suggestive of an effect due to the ‘preferedness’ of the task rather than just the change in task alone. Two subgroups of participants emerged, one which followed the ‘expected’ HR responsivity model to stress, and one which failed to follow that model. Conclusion Transition‐related distress may be confounded by preferredness of task when understanding transition stress in boys with ASD.

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“…Individuals with high autistic traits were found to be at higher risk for psychological disorders (e.g., anxiety and depression) [Liew, Thevaraja, Hong, & Magiati, 2015], and behavior problems (e.g., social problems and withdrawn behavior) [Hoekstra, Bartels, Hudziak, Van Beijsterveldt, & Boomsma, 2007]. It is important to identify children who may be at risk for ASD to allow for early identification and support and better subsequent emotional or behavioral outcomes [Saito et al, 2017]. Therefore, there is a growing demand for reliable instruments to quantify autistic traits and screen for highrisk children.…”

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Psychometric properties of the chinese version of autism spectrum quotient‐children's version: A sex‐specific analysis

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A Simplified Chinese translation of the Autism Spectrum Quotient‐Children's Version (AQ‐C) is needed for research in mainland China. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a condition that differs in presentation and prevalence by sex. Thus, evaluating the psychometric validity of the AQ‐C in males and females is an important step in its validation. The present study aims to develop a Chinese translation of the parent‐report AQ‐C, and test its psychometric properties among Mandarin Chinese speaking boys and girls. A total of 1,020 non‐clinical children and 134 children with ASD were assessed. Factor analyses were performed for the whole sample, as well as for girls and boys separately. A 30‐item, 5‐factor model (the Chinese AQ‐C) showed adequate goodness of fit (root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] = 0.037; comparative fit index [CFI] = 0.907; Tucker‐Lewis index [TLI] = 0.901) for the whole sample. According to parents' reports, non‐clinical boys had significantly higher scores than non‐clinical girls on the Chinese AQ‐C. Sex‐specific factor structures were identified resulting in a 4‐factor model with 32 items for girls (the Chinese AQ‐Girls), and a 4‐factor model with 34 items for boys (the Chinese AQ‐Boys). The cut‐off scores of the Chinese AQ‐C, AQ‐Girls, and AQ‐Boys were 44.5, 42.5, and 46.5, respectively. These three Chinese versions of the AQ‐C all showed satisfactory internal consistency (α = 0.786–0.840) and concurrent validity with the Social Responsiveness Scale (r = 0.789–0.814) for the total scale. Differences have been found in the sex‐specific factor structures of the AQ‐C which would be more reliable to use for future research when measuring autistic traits in the general population. Autism Res 2019, 12: 303–315 © 2018 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Lay Summary This study developed Chinese versions of the Autism Spectrum Quotient‐Children's Version (AQ‐C) in Chinese boys and girls together and separately. The AQ‐C showed good psychometric properties in boys and girls together and separately. There were differences in sex‐specific factor structures of the AQ‐C. These results suggest that the sex‐specific Chinese versions of the AQ‐C provide reliable and valid measurement of autistic traits.

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Association Between Autistic Traits in Preschool Children and Later Emotional/Behavioral Outcomes

Cited by 35 publications

References 62 publications

Stability of Autistic Traits from 5 to 8 Years of Age Among Children in the General Population

Stability of Autistic Traits from 5 to 8 Years of Age Among Children in the General Population

The effects of ‘preferedness of task’ on stress, emotion, and behaviour responses to forced activity transitions in boys with ASD

Psychometric properties of the chinese version of autism spectrum quotient‐children's version: A sex‐specific analysis

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