Utilising behavioural and sensory profiles and associated perinatal factors to identify meaningful subgroups in autism spectrum disorder.
Jane Shirley,
James Rufus John,
Alicia Montgomery
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
The heterogeneity of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) clinically and aetiologically hinders intervention matching and prediction of outcomes. This study investigated if the behavioural, sensory, and perinatal factor profiles of autistic children could be used to identify distinct subgroups.
Methods
Participants on the autism spectrum aged 2 to 17 years and their families were sourced via the Australian Autism Biobank (AAB) resource. Latent class analysis was used to identify subgroups within this cohor… Show more
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