Early identification of learners with autism spectrum disorder : drawing on developmental histories

dc.contributor.authorVan Biljon, Sumari
dc.contributor.authorKritzinger, Alta M. (Aletta Margaretha)
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-08T06:46:22Z
dc.date.available2020-04-08T06:46:22Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThis article examines early developmental histories of learners who attended a government-funded school for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in South Africa from 1992 to 2014. A total of 141 complete historical admission records of learners were analysed. Frequencies, means and correlations were determined for perinatal conditions and developmental milestones. Low birth weight and preterm birth did not occur more than in the general South African population. Only 7.6% of the participants had delayed motor development. Self-help skills, except for feeding, were mostly achieved according to typical developmental criteria. Half of the participants started talking after the age of three years and that was the main reason why parents became concerned about their development. The percentage of participants who were non-verbal and had regressed speech was higher than that reported in other studies. Public information should focus on early developmental factors associated with ASD risk to expedite early identification and diagnosis.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentSpeech-Language Pathology and Audiologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianhj2020en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/loi/gecd20en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationS. van Biljon & Alta Kritzinger (2019) Early identification of learners with autism spectrum disorder: drawing on developmental histories, Early Child Development and Care, 189:1,157-167, DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2017.1301934.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0300-4430 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1476-8275 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1080/03004430.2017.1301934
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/74083
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_ZA
dc.rights© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an electronic version of an article published in Early Child Development and Care, vol. 189, no. 1, pp. 157-167, 2019. doi : 10.1080/03004430.2017.1301934. Early Child Development and Care is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.comloi/gecd20.en_ZA
dc.subjectAutism spectrum disorder (ASD)en_ZA
dc.subjectEarly developmental historiesen_ZA
dc.subjectEarly identificationen_ZA
dc.subjectMotor developmenten_ZA
dc.subjectSelf-help skillsen_ZA
dc.subjectSpeech-language developmenten_ZA
dc.titleEarly identification of learners with autism spectrum disorder : drawing on developmental historiesen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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