Editorial: Important First Look at Population-Based Trajectories of Youth With Autism

Few studies have followed young people with autism spectrum disorder (shortened to autism below) over time, and all previous longitudinal studies have used clinical or center-based samples1,2, leaving considerable uncertainty about the course of autism in the general population. In this issue, Simonoff and colleagues3 describe the first longitudinal study within a population-based sample, the Special Needs and Autism Project (SNAP) cohort. By assessing adolescents and young adults with autism at three time points over 11 years, from approximately 12 to 23 years of age, the authors profiled the trajectories of both cognitive and autism symptoms.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research