TY - JOUR
T1 - A Relationship Between Early Language Skills and Adult Autistic-Like Traits
T2 - Evidence from a Longitudinal Population-Based Study
AU - Armstrong, Rebecca
AU - Whitehouse, Andrew J O
AU - Scott, James G.
AU - Copland, David A.
AU - McMahon, Katie L.
AU - Fleming, Sophie
AU - Arnott, Wendy
PY - 2017/5/1
Y1 - 2017/5/1
N2 - The current study examined the relationship between early language ability and autistic-like traits in adulthood, utilising data from 644 participants from a longitudinal study of the general population. Language performance at 2 years was measured with the Language Development Survey (LDS), and at 20 years the participants completed the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ). Vocabulary size at 2 years was negatively associated with Total AQ score, as well as scores on the Communication, and Social Skills subscales. Adults who had been late talkers were also more likely to have ‘high’ scores on the Communication subscale. This is the first study to show an association between early language ability and autistic-like traits in adulthood.
AB - The current study examined the relationship between early language ability and autistic-like traits in adulthood, utilising data from 644 participants from a longitudinal study of the general population. Language performance at 2 years was measured with the Language Development Survey (LDS), and at 20 years the participants completed the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ). Vocabulary size at 2 years was negatively associated with Total AQ score, as well as scores on the Communication, and Social Skills subscales. Adults who had been late talkers were also more likely to have ‘high’ scores on the Communication subscale. This is the first study to show an association between early language ability and autistic-like traits in adulthood.
KW - Autism spectrum disorder
KW - Autistic-like traits
KW - Early language skills
KW - Late talking
KW - Raine Study
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85013887546&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10803-016-3014-z
DO - 10.1007/s10803-016-3014-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 28239772
AN - SCOPUS:85013887546
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 47
SP - 1478
EP - 1489
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 5
ER -