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. 2019 Nov;49(11):4409-4420.
doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-04154-2.

Clinical Profile of Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Pediatric Population from Northern Mexico

Tania González-Cortés  1 , Elizabeth Gutiérrez-Contreras  2 , Perla Karina Espino-Silva  3 , Jorge Haro-Santa Cruz  3 , Diana Álvarez-Cruz  2 , Claudia Cecilia Rosales-González  2 , Cristina Sida-Godoy  3 , Martha Patricia Nava-Hernández  3 , Francisco Carlos López-Márquez  3 , Pablo Ruiz-Flores  2   3
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Clinical Profile of Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Pediatric Population from Northern Mexico

Tania González-Cortés et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 2019 Nov.

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition classified based on needs of support, in order to address impairments in the areas of social communication and restricted and repetitive behavior. The aim of this work is to describe the main clinical features of the ASD severity levels in a group of Mexican pediatric patients. The results show firstly that this condition was more frequent in males than females. Secondly, an inverse relationship was found between the intellectual coefficient and the level of severity of the disorder. Thirdly, deficits in social reciprocity and communication were more evident in Level 3, than in Levels 1 and 2, while the difference was less evident in restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior.

Keywords: ASD; Children; Clinical features; IQ; Severity levels.

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