Using Teacher Ratings to Investigate Developmental Regression as a Potential Indicator of School-Age Symptoms in Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Mire, Sarah S.; Anderson, Jacqueline R.; Manis, Jamie K.; Hughes, K. R.; Raff, Natalie S.; Goin-Kochel, Robin P.
Titel	Using Teacher Ratings to Investigate Developmental Regression as a Potential Indicator of School-Age Symptoms in Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: School Mental Health, 10 (2018) 1, S.77-90 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1866-2625
DOI	10.1007/s12310-018-9251-x
Schlagwörter	Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Students with Disabilities; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Emotional Problems; Behavior Problems; Predictor Variables; Teacher Attitudes; At Risk Students; Developmental Delays; Young Children; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Social Responsiveness Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Autismus; Prädiktor; Lehrerverhalten; Entwicklungsverzögerung; Frühe Kindheit; Sekundarschüler
Abstract	Among individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who have a history of parent-reported developmental regression, or early skill loss, little is known about core-ASD symptoms (i.e., social communication, restricted/repetitive behaviors) and emotional/behavioral (E/B) symptoms during the school-age years. Study aims were to investigate whether early skill loss (i.e., [less than or equal to] 36 months old) was an indicator of heightened risk for later, school-based emotional and behavioral difficulties during the school-age years. Differences in teacher ratings for students with ASD from various age ranges (early elementary, late elementary/middle school, high school), with and without parent-reported developmental regression, were examined. Data were analyzed from teacher ratings for students with ASD (n = 951) on the "Social Responsiveness Scale" (SRS) and "ASEBA Teacher Rating Form" (TRF). Students' families were participants in the multi-site Simons Simplex Collection (SSC), and students had study-confirmed clinical diagnoses of ASD. Overall, ANCOVA indicated few significant effects of developmental regression on teacher ratings of core-ASD symptoms or on ratings of internalizing or externalizing behavior problems, even when controlling for cognitive ability. These results, based on the perspective of teachers who are unaware of (i.e., "blinded" to) child regression status, were surprising yet suggest that early skill loss may not be an indicator of greater risk for some difficulties during the school-age years. Future work is needed to further investigate long-term outcomes among those with ASD who had an early skill loss, and teachers offer unique and important perspectives that may enhance future research in this area. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01