Are Children Severely Affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder Underrepresented in Treatment Studies? An Analysis of the Literature
| Autor: | Matthew Siegel, Amy Stedman, Christine Peura, Briana J. Taylor, Michael Erard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Cognitive Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism Population macromolecular substances behavioral disciplines and activities Adaptive functioning Severely affected 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine mental disorders Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Cognitive skill Child education Selection Bias Original Paper education.field_of_study Communication Patient Selection 05 social sciences Cognition medicine.disease Autism spectrum disorder Treatment study Female Periodicals as Topic Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders |
| ISSN: | 1573-3432 0162-3257 1991-2013 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-018-3844-y |
| Popis: | Despite significant advances in autism research, experts have noted that children severely affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD) appear to have been understudied. Rigorous analysis of this observation has been limited, and the representation of severity has not been well-described. We assessed three domains of severity (communication ability, cognitive functioning, and adaptive functioning) in 367 treatment studies of children with ASD published 1991-2013. We found that the proportion of studies that included the severely affected population decreased significantly over time, as well as wide variability in measurement and reporting. Inadequate representation of the full autism spectrum in the literature could lead to an unbalanced picture of ASD and leave behind those with arguably the greatest need. |
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