Aperçu: G.M.
La
présente étude examine le lien entre une mauvaise autorégulation
(mesurée par le profil dysrégulé de la liste de contrôle du comportement
de l'enfant) et les symptômes de l'autisme, ainsi qu'avec le niveau de
développement, chez un échantillon de 107 enfants avec un diagnostic de "trouble
du spectre de l'autisme" (dTSA), âgès de 19 à 46 mois.
Une
mauvaise autorégulation n'était pas liée à l'âge, au niveau de
développement et à la sévérité des comportements restreints et
répétitifs, mais elle était associée à une sévérité de
l'affect social amoindri. Fait important, des déficits d'auto-régulation plus sévères prédisaient un fonctionnement adaptatif plus médiocre.
Autism Res. 2018 Apr 6. doi: 10.1002/aur.1953.
Brief report: Poor self-regulation as a predictor of individual differences in adaptive functioning in young children with autism spectrum disorder
Author information
- 1
- Stanford Autism Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
- 2
- Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- 3
- Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.
- 4
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
- 5
- Kennedy Krieger Institute and John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
- 6
- Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Abstract
The
present study examined the link between poor self-regulation (measured
by the child behavior checklist dysregulated profile [DP]) and core autism symptoms, as well as with developmental level, in a sample of 107 children with autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) aged 19-46 months. We further examined the utility of DP in
predicting individual differences in adaptive functioning, relative to
the influence of ASD severity, chronological age (CA), and developmental
level. Poor self-regulation was unrelated to CA, developmental level,
and severity of ADOS-2 restricted and repetitive behaviors, but was
associated with lower ADOS-2 social affect severity. Hierarchical
regression identified poor self-regulation as a unique independent
predictor of adaptive behavior, with more severe dysregulation
predicting poorer adaptive functioning. Results highlight the importance
of early identification of deficits in self-regulation, and more
specifically, of the utility of DP, when designing individually tailored
treatments for young children with ASD. Autism Res 2018. © 2018 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
LAY SUMMARY:
This study explored the relationship between poor self-regulation and age, verbal and non-verbal developmental level, severity of autism symptoms and adaptive functioning in 107 children with autism under 4 years of age. Poor self-regulation was unrelated to age, developmental level, and severity of restricted and repetitive behaviors but was associated with lower social affect severity. Importantly, more severe self-regulation deficits predicted poorer adaptive functioning.
© 2018 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
- PMID:29624924
- DOI:10.1002/aur.1953