Abstract
This study investigated the extent to which sensory responsivity in infancy contributes to adaptive behavior development among toddlers at high-familial likelihood for autism. Prospective, longitudinal data were analyzed for 218 children, 58 of whom received an autism diagnosis. Results indicated that sensory profiles at age one year (hyperresponsivity, sensory seeking) were negatively associated with later adaptive behavior, particularly for socialization, at age 3 years regardless of diagnostic status. These results suggest that early differences in sensory responsivity may have downstream developmental consequences related to social development among young children with high-familial likelihood for autism.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2183-2197 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2023.
Keywords
- adaptive behavior
- autism
- early childhood
- infant
- sensory responsivity
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article