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Imitation assessment and its utility to the diagnosis of autism: evidence from consecutive clinical preschool referrals for suspected autism

Marleen Vanvuchelen, Herbert Roeyers (UGent) and Willy De Weerdt
(2011) JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 41(4). p.484-496
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The present study sought to examine imitation difficulties as a risk factor for autism. Imitation aptitude was examined in 86 preschoolers suspected of autism (1.9-4.5 years) using the Preschool Imitation and Praxis Scale (PIPS). Differences between imitation, language, motor age-equivalents and nonverbal mental age were used to predict the diagnosis of autism. Multidisciplinary team diagnoses and ADOS-G classifications were used to differentiate children with autism spectrum disorders and non-spectrum developmental disorders. Two factors were found to be significantly associated with autism using simple logistic regression analyses: procedural imitation delay and receptive language delay. In a multivariable setting, only procedural imitation delay remained a significant predictor of autism. Results are new to the literature and require replications.
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SPECTRUM DISORDER, YOUNG-CHILDREN, IMMEDIATE IMITATION, JOINT ATTENTION, PLAY, IDENTIFICATION, COMMUNICATION, MECHANISMS, STABILITY, TODDLERS, Bodily and procedural imitation, Assessment, Core deficit, Differential diagnosis, Preschool Imitation and Praxis Scale (PIPS), Cohort type diagnostic accuracy study

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Vanvuchelen, Marleen, et al. “Imitation Assessment and Its Utility to the Diagnosis of Autism: Evidence from Consecutive Clinical Preschool Referrals for Suspected Autism.” JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, vol. 41, no. 4, 2011, pp. 484–96, doi:10.1007/s10803-010-1074-z.
APA
Vanvuchelen, M., Roeyers, H., & De Weerdt, W. (2011). Imitation assessment and its utility to the diagnosis of autism: evidence from consecutive clinical preschool referrals for suspected autism. JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, 41(4), 484–496. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-010-1074-z
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Vanvuchelen, Marleen, Herbert Roeyers, and Willy De Weerdt. 2011. “Imitation Assessment and Its Utility to the Diagnosis of Autism: Evidence from Consecutive Clinical Preschool Referrals for Suspected Autism.” JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS 41 (4): 484–96. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-010-1074-z.
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Vanvuchelen, Marleen, Herbert Roeyers, and Willy De Weerdt. 2011. “Imitation Assessment and Its Utility to the Diagnosis of Autism: Evidence from Consecutive Clinical Preschool Referrals for Suspected Autism.” JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS 41 (4): 484–496. doi:10.1007/s10803-010-1074-z.
Vancouver
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Vanvuchelen M, Roeyers H, De Weerdt W. Imitation assessment and its utility to the diagnosis of autism: evidence from consecutive clinical preschool referrals for suspected autism. JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 2011;41(4):484–96.
IEEE
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M. Vanvuchelen, H. Roeyers, and W. De Weerdt, “Imitation assessment and its utility to the diagnosis of autism: evidence from consecutive clinical preschool referrals for suspected autism,” JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 484–496, 2011.
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