Onset, Trajectory, and Pattern of Feeding Difficulties in Toddlers Later Diagnosed with Autism.

Objective: To examine the emergence and trajectory of feeding difficulties in young children who are later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Methods: The Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale (BPFAS) was administered to a sample of 93 toddlers with an older sibling with ASD-the high-risk group-and 62 toddlers with no known familial ASD-the low-risk group-as part of a larger infant sibling study. The BPFAS was completed by parents at 15, 18, 24, and 36 months of age.

Onset patterns in autism: Variation across informants, methods, and timing.

Unlabelled: While previous studies suggested that regressive forms of onset were not common in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), more recent investigations suggest that the rates are quite high and may be under-reported using certain methods. The current study undertook a systematic investigation of how rates of regression differed by measurement method. Infants with (n = 147) and without a family history of ASD (n = 83) were seen prospectively for up to 7 visits in the first three years of life.

Preliminary Study of a Caregiver-based Infant and Child Feeding and Swallowing Screening Tool.

Objectives: The Infant and Child Feeding Questionnaire (ICFQ) was created to facilitate early detection of feeding and swallowing problems. This is achieved by promoting effective communication between caregivers and health care providers resulting in referral for evaluation and treatment of feeding and swallowing problems by specialists. The purpose of this pilot study was to determine whether items from the ICFQ could be used to screen for differences between children with known feeding problems (FP) and without known feeding problems (NFP).

Monosomy 21q22.11-q22.13 presenting as a Fanconi anemia phenotype.

We report on a 5-year-old Caucasian female with multiple anomalies whose deletion, 46,XX,del(21)(q22.11q22.13), was determined by a 105K oligonucleotide-based microarray.

A prospective study of the emergence of early behavioral signs of autism.

Objective: To examine prospectively the emergence of behavioral signs of autism in the first years of life in infants at low and high risk for autism.

Method: A prospective longitudinal design was used to compare 25 infants later diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with 25 gender-matched low-risk children later determined to have typical development. Participants were evaluated at 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 months of age.

How early do parent concerns predict later autism diagnosis?

Objective: To study the relationship between parent concerns about development in the first year and a half of life and later autism diagnostic outcomes.

Method: Parent concerns about development were collected for infants at high and low risk for autism, using a prospective, longitudinal design. Parents were asked about developmental concerns at study intake and when their infant was 6, 12, and 18 months.