Can biological components predict short-term evolution in Autism Spectrum Disorders? A proof-of-concept study.

In terms of the potential correlation between belonging to a subgroup and having a specific developmental profile or global DQ values, we observed that the four subgroups showed at follow-up a substantial stability of all developmental skills and DQ scores; however, we observed also that belonging to a subgroup was associated with a positive trend in some specific skill areas: the ‘circadian and sensory dysfunction’ subgroup showed a significant improvement in the cognitive area, while the ‘stereotypic behaviour’ subgroup presented with a higher expressive and receptive language level at follow-up.

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