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Identification of Essential, Equivocal and Complex Autism by the Autism Dysmorphology Measure: An Observational Study
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Mukherjee, Sharmila B.; Neelam; Kapoor, Seema; Sharma, Suvasini – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
The Autism Dysmorphology Measure is designed for non-expert clinicians. It uses an algorithm to assess 12 body regions and categorizes Autism on the number of dysmorphic regions identified; Essential ([less than or equal to] 3), Equivocal (4-5) or Complex ([greater than or equal to] 6). We evaluated 200 Indian children with Autism (mean age…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Measurement Techniques, Human Body
Use of Dysmorphology for Subgroup Classification on Autism Spectrum Disorder in Chinese Children
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Wong, Virginia C. N.; Fung, Cecilia K. Y.; Wong, Polly T. Y. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Data from 1,261 Chinese Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) patients were evaluated and categorized into dysmorphic (10.79%) and non-dysmorphic groups (89.21%) upon physical examination by the presence of dysmorphic features. Abnormal MRI/CT result, IQ scores and epilepsy were significantly associated with the dysmorphic group of ASD children.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Classification
Seizures and Epilepsy and Their Relationship to Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Matson, Johnny L.; Neal, Daniene – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are serious neurodevelopmental disorders which often co-occur with intellectual disabilities. A disorder which is strongly correlated with both of these disabilities are seizures and epilepsy. The purpose of this review was to provide an overview of available research on seizures and epilepsy in the ASD population…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Mental Retardation, Autism, Seizures
Prevalence and Functioning of Children with Cerebral Palsy in Four Areas of the United States in 2006: A Report from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network
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Kirby, Russell S.; Wingate, Martha S.; Van Naarden Braun, Kim; Doernberg, Nancy S.; Arneson, Carrie L.; Benedict, Ruth E.; Mulvihill, Beverly; Durkin, Maureen S.; Fitzgerald, Robert T.; Maenner, Matthew J.; Patz, Jean A.; Yeargin-Allsopp, Marshalyn – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Aim: To estimate the prevalence of cerebral palsy (CP) and the frequency of co-occurring developmental disabilities (DDs), gross motor function (GMF), and walking ability using the largest surveillance DD database in the US. Methods: We conducted population-based surveillance of 8-year-old children in 2006 (N = 142,338), in areas of Alabama,…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Incidence, Quality of Life, Developmental Disabilities