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Digestive and Liver Disease, 2015
Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are frequently reported in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ... more Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are frequently reported in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and an impact of GI comorbidity on ASD behavioral problems has been hypothesized. To explore the type and the prevalence of GI symptoms in ASD patients and typical development (TD) controls, and to investigate their possible association with behavioral problems. A total of 230 preschoolers were included in this study. Specifically, four groups of children were evaluated: ASD individuals suffering from GI symptoms (ASD/GI+), ASD subjects without GI symptoms (ASD/GI-), TD peers with (TD/GI+) and without (TD/GI-) GI symptoms. Parental report of behavioral problems and GI symptoms were assessed through the Child Behavior Check List 1½-5. A significant higher percentage of ASD (37.4%) versus TD (14.8%) with GI symptoms was observed. 'Constipated' and 'Not-Eat' were the most frequent GI symptoms both in ASD and in TD groups, but they were evaluated as more severe in ASD patients. ASD/GI+ children had more anxiety problems, somatic complaints, externalizing and total problems than ASD/GI- individuals. TD/GI+ did not show more behavioral problems than TD/GI-. Development of evidence-based guidelines for identification of GI problems in ASD preschoolers is warranted. GI symptomatology should be accurately assessed, especially in ASD children with anxiety and/or externalizing behavioral problems.
Clinical Neuropsychiatry
Objective: To investigate expressiveness of motor impairment in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) an... more Objective: To investigate expressiveness of motor impairment in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its correlation with developmental and clinical features of ASD.
Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2016
Background: Onset of autism is usually described by two patterns: an early onset when a child sho... more Background: Onset of autism is usually described by two patterns: an early onset when a child shows typical symptoms within the first year of life and a regressive one when a child has a period of apparently tipical development, followed by a lost of communicative and social skills during the second year of life. Recent studies describe a third pattern of onset in which the children demonstrate mild delays during the first year of life followed by later regression. Objectives: To describe early development, clinical characteristics of regression and later severity of autistic symptoms in children with different type of onset. Methods: A retrospective measure, the Early Development Questionnaire (EDQ), has been used to collect parent-reported information about social development in the first 18 months of life and regression of skills, in 50 under-six children with a diagnosis of autism or PDD-NOS. Different instrument (ADOS-G, CARS and CBCL) were used to assess symptoms severity. Res...
Digestive and Liver Disease, 2015
Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are frequently reported in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ... more Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are frequently reported in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and an impact of GI comorbidity on ASD behavioral problems has been hypothesized. To explore the type and the prevalence of GI symptoms in ASD patients and typical development (TD) controls, and to investigate their possible association with behavioral problems. A total of 230 preschoolers were included in this study. Specifically, four groups of children were evaluated: ASD individuals suffering from GI symptoms (ASD/GI+), ASD subjects without GI symptoms (ASD/GI-), TD peers with (TD/GI+) and without (TD/GI-) GI symptoms. Parental report of behavioral problems and GI symptoms were assessed through the Child Behavior Check List 1½-5. A significant higher percentage of ASD (37.4%) versus TD (14.8%) with GI symptoms was observed. 'Constipated' and 'Not-Eat' were the most frequent GI symptoms both in ASD and in TD groups, but they were evaluated as more severe in ASD patients. ASD/GI+ children had more anxiety problems, somatic complaints, externalizing and total problems than ASD/GI- individuals. TD/GI+ did not show more behavioral problems than TD/GI-. Development of evidence-based guidelines for identification of GI problems in ASD preschoolers is warranted. GI symptomatology should be accurately assessed, especially in ASD children with anxiety and/or externalizing behavioral problems.
Clinical Neuropsychiatry
Objective: To investigate expressiveness of motor impairment in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) an... more Objective: To investigate expressiveness of motor impairment in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its correlation with developmental and clinical features of ASD.
Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2016
Background: Onset of autism is usually described by two patterns: an early onset when a child sho... more Background: Onset of autism is usually described by two patterns: an early onset when a child shows typical symptoms within the first year of life and a regressive one when a child has a period of apparently tipical development, followed by a lost of communicative and social skills during the second year of life. Recent studies describe a third pattern of onset in which the children demonstrate mild delays during the first year of life followed by later regression. Objectives: To describe early development, clinical characteristics of regression and later severity of autistic symptoms in children with different type of onset. Methods: A retrospective measure, the Early Development Questionnaire (EDQ), has been used to collect parent-reported information about social development in the first 18 months of life and regression of skills, in 50 under-six children with a diagnosis of autism or PDD-NOS. Different instrument (ADOS-G, CARS and CBCL) were used to assess symptoms severity. Res...