轻型孤独症患儿行为特征的探讨

儿童孤独症是以社交障碍、语言障碍和重复刻板行为为特征的广泛性发育障碍 ,近年来发病率呈上升的趋势 ,其中轻型患儿占有相当的比例[1] 。因病因尚不清楚 ,因此尚无特异性的诊断手段 ,主要依靠临床症状和表现。而轻型孤独症患儿由于症状较轻或不典型 ,因此增加了临床诊断的困难 ,易被漏诊或误诊而使患儿失去获得早期干预的机会。目前国内有关孤独症的研究主要限于典型孤独症患儿 ,而有关轻型患儿的研究尚未见报道。我们对轻型孤独症患儿的临床表现及行为特征进行了探讨 ,旨在为轻型孤独症患儿的正确诊断提供依据。1　对象和方法1.1　研究对…

Behavioral Characteristics of Mild Autism Children

er] Objective: To investigate the behavioral characteristics of mild autism children. Methods: The behaviors of 30 mild and 22 severe autism children were evaluated with Childhood Autism Rating Scale(CARS). Results: Significant difference in social interaction, emotional reaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and stereotyped behaviors were observed between mild and severe autism children. Abnormal sense, repetitive body movements, aggressive and self-injury behaviors are less common in mild group. The average age at diagnosis is 47.2 months in mild group and 37.8 months in severe group. Conclusion: Mild autism children usually showed mild symptoms which make their clinical manifestation atypical,and their age at diagnosis is older than that of severe autism children.