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Project

A follow-up study on cognitive, behavioural and emotional functioning of school-aged children at increased risk of autism spectrum disorder
Code
01D03219
Duration
01 October 2019 → 31 July 2024
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Clinical and counselling psychology not elsewhere classified
    • Developmental psychology and aging not elsewhere classified
    • Social psychology not elsewhere classified
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder broader autism phenotype high-risk children siblings preterm children school-age follow-up stability cognitive development psychopathology
 
Project description
 

The current project addresses school-age outcomes of prospectively followed children at increased
risk of autism spectrum disorder. Besides stability and reliability of early diagnosis and IQ, multiinformant
measures of depression and anxiety, adaptive and challenging behaviour, self-perception,
peer relations, self-control and quality of life will be investigated. Furthermore, we’ll attempt to
detect early markers of school-age outcomes using infant data.