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Multicenter Study
. 2019 Jun;49(6):2243-2256.
doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-03901-9.

Fifteen-Year Prospective Follow-Up Study of Adult Outcomes of Autism Spectrum Disorders Among Children Attending Centers in Five Regional Departments in France: The EpiTED Cohort

Amaria Baghdadli  1   2   3   4 , Cécile Rattaz  5 , Cécile Michelon  5 , Eric Pernon  5 , Kerim Munir  6
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Multicenter Study

Fifteen-Year Prospective Follow-Up Study of Adult Outcomes of Autism Spectrum Disorders Among Children Attending Centers in Five Regional Departments in France: The EpiTED Cohort

Amaria Baghdadli et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 2019 Jun.

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Abstract

There is limited data on long-term outcome of ASD with co-occurring intellectual disabilities (ID) and challenging behaviours in France. The EpiTED period cohort is a 15 years longitudinal study of the developmental trajectories of 281 children initially recruited at mean age of 5 years. Two contrasted developmental trajectories were identified. Low cognitive level, absence of language, and higher ASD scores at baseline were predictive of low growth at follow-up. As adults the participants were predisposed to persistent co-occurring challenging behaviours as well as underlying ID impacting their ability to function independently. The results underscore the need for development of services and supports for adults with ASD in France who may also have already lacked access to adequate interventions and support services.

Keywords: Autism spectrum disorders; Cohort; France; Long-term follow-up; Longitudinal.

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Conflict of interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Flow chart of the EpiTED cohort
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Trajectories of adaptive level through adulthood among 94 participants of the EpiTED Cohort diagnosed as children. The figure shows the mean adaptive scores (CI 95%) over time for participants assigned to the two trajectory groups: _______Low growth group;……………… lower CI 95%;- - - - - - - - upper CI 95%
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