EU-AIMS Longitudinal European Autism Project (LEAP): the autism twin cohort / J. ISAKSSON in Molecular Autism, 9 (2018)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 9 (2018) . - 26p. Titre : EU-AIMS Longitudinal European Autism Project (LEAP): the autism twin cohort Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : J. ISAKSSON, Auteur ; K. TAMMIMIES, Auteur ; J. NEUFELD, Auteur ; Elodie CAUVET, Auteur ; K. LUNDIN, Auteur ; Jan K. BUITELAAR, Auteur ; E. LOTH, Auteur ; D. G. M. MURPHY, Auteur ; W. SPOOREN, Auteur ; Sven BÖLTE, Auteur Article en page(s) : 26p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adolescent  Autistic Disorder/diagnosis/epidemiology/genetics  Child  Cohort Studies  Europe  Female  Humans  Longitudinal Studies  Male  Phenotype  Twins, Dizygotic/statistics & numerical data  Twins, Monozygotic/statistics & numerical data  adhd  Autism spectrum disorder  Biomarkers  Brain  Cognition  Genetics  Intervention  Twins Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : EU-AIMS is the largest European research program aiming to identify stratification biomarkers and novel interventions for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Within the program, the Longitudinal European Autism Project (LEAP) has recruited and comprehensively phenotyped a rare sample of 76 monozygotic and dizygotic twins, discordant, or concordant for ASD plus 30 typically developing twins. The aim of this letter is to complete previous descriptions of the LEAP case-control sample, clinically characterize, and investigate the suitability of the sample for ASD twin-control analyses purposes and share some 'lessons learnt.' Among the twins, a diagnosis of ASD is associated with increased symptom levels of ADHD, higher rates of intellectual disability, and lower family income. For the future, we conclude that the LEAP twin cohort offers multiple options for analyses of genetic and shared and non-shared environmental factors to generate new hypotheses for the larger cohort of LEAP singletons, but particularly cross-validate and refine evidence from it. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-018-0212-x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=371 [article] EU-AIMS Longitudinal European Autism Project (LEAP): the autism twin cohort [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / J. ISAKSSON, Auteur ; K. TAMMIMIES, Auteur ; J. NEUFELD, Auteur ; Elodie CAUVET, Auteur ; K. LUNDIN, Auteur ; Jan K. BUITELAAR, Auteur ; E. LOTH, Auteur ; D. G. M. MURPHY, Auteur ; W. SPOOREN, Auteur ; Sven BÖLTE, Auteur . - 26p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 9 (2018) . - 26p. Mots-clés : Adolescent  Autistic Disorder/diagnosis/epidemiology/genetics  Child  Cohort Studies  Europe  Female  Humans  Longitudinal Studies  Male  Phenotype  Twins, Dizygotic/statistics & numerical data  Twins, Monozygotic/statistics & numerical data  adhd  Autism spectrum disorder  Biomarkers  Brain  Cognition  Genetics  Intervention  Twins Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : EU-AIMS is the largest European research program aiming to identify stratification biomarkers and novel interventions for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Within the program, the Longitudinal European Autism Project (LEAP) has recruited and comprehensively phenotyped a rare sample of 76 monozygotic and dizygotic twins, discordant, or concordant for ASD plus 30 typically developing twins. The aim of this letter is to complete previous descriptions of the LEAP case-control sample, clinically characterize, and investigate the suitability of the sample for ASD twin-control analyses purposes and share some 'lessons learnt.' Among the twins, a diagnosis of ASD is associated with increased symptom levels of ADHD, higher rates of intellectual disability, and lower family income. For the future, we conclude that the LEAP twin cohort offers multiple options for analyses of genetic and shared and non-shared environmental factors to generate new hypotheses for the larger cohort of LEAP singletons, but particularly cross-validate and refine evidence from it. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-018-0212-x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=371

Familial confounding on the ability to read minds: A co-twin control study / J. ISAKSSON in Autism, 23-8 (November 2019)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 23-8 (November 2019) . - p.1948-1956 Titre : Familial confounding on the ability to read minds: A co-twin control study Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : J. ISAKSSON, Auteur ; M. J. TAYLOR, Auteur ; K. LUNDIN, Auteur ; J. NEUFELD, Auteur ; Sven BÖLTE, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1948-1956 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder  autism spectrum disorders  environmental factors  genetics  psychiatric comorbidity  social cognition and social behavior Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Alterations in social cognition are hypothesized to underlie social communication challenges in autism spectrum disorder. However, the etiologic underpinnings driving this association, as well as the impact of other psychiatric conditions on the association, remain unclear. Using a co-twin control design, we examined n = 308 twins (mean age = 16.63; 46% females) with autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, affective disorders, or typical development using the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test to operationalize social cognition ability. Clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, as well as the extent of quantitative autistic traits, as measured by parental reports using the Social Responsiveness Scale-2, predicted fewer expected responses on the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test across the pairs. The association remained when adjusting for other diagnoses and IQ. In addition, male sex, lower age, and lower IQ predicted poorer performance on the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test. The associations between autism and social cognition ability were lost within pairs in both the full sample and the monozygotic subsample. We conclude that the association between autism and social cognition across the sample highlights the importance of social cognition alterations in autism spectrum disorder when compared with other conditions. The attenuation of the association in the within-pair models indicate familial confounding, such as genes and shared environment, influencing both autism and social cognition. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361319836380 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=407 [article] Familial confounding on the ability to read minds: A co-twin control study [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / J. ISAKSSON, Auteur ; M. J. TAYLOR, Auteur ; K. LUNDIN, Auteur ; J. NEUFELD, Auteur ; Sven BÖLTE, Auteur . - p.1948-1956. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 23-8 (November 2019) . - p.1948-1956 Mots-clés : attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder  autism spectrum disorders  environmental factors  genetics  psychiatric comorbidity  social cognition and social behavior Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Alterations in social cognition are hypothesized to underlie social communication challenges in autism spectrum disorder. However, the etiologic underpinnings driving this association, as well as the impact of other psychiatric conditions on the association, remain unclear. Using a co-twin control design, we examined n = 308 twins (mean age = 16.63; 46% females) with autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, affective disorders, or typical development using the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test to operationalize social cognition ability. Clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, as well as the extent of quantitative autistic traits, as measured by parental reports using the Social Responsiveness Scale-2, predicted fewer expected responses on the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test across the pairs. The association remained when adjusting for other diagnoses and IQ. In addition, male sex, lower age, and lower IQ predicted poorer performance on the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test. The associations between autism and social cognition ability were lost within pairs in both the full sample and the monozygotic subsample. We conclude that the association between autism and social cognition across the sample highlights the importance of social cognition alterations in autism spectrum disorder when compared with other conditions. The attenuation of the association in the within-pair models indicate familial confounding, such as genes and shared environment, influencing both autism and social cognition. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361319836380 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=407

Nonshared environmental factors in the aetiology of autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions: a monozygotic co-twin control study / J. ISAKSSON in Molecular Autism, 13 (2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 13 (2022) . - 8p. Titre : Nonshared environmental factors in the aetiology of autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions: a monozygotic co-twin control study Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : J. ISAKSSON, Auteur ; V. RUCHKIN, Auteur ; N. AHO, Auteur ; K. LUNDIN REMNÉLIUS, Auteur ; P. B. MARSCHIK, Auteur ; Sven BÖLTE, Auteur Article en page(s) : 8p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adhd  Autism  Early adversities  Iq  Non-shared environment  Risk factors  Twins Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: A significant proportion of variation in likelihood of neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs) has been attributed to nonshared environmental (NSE) factors, although it remains unclear which NSE factors pose specific risks for certain NDCs. METHODS: A monozygotic co-twin design was applied in a sample of 224 twins (mean age?=?17.70 years, SD?=?6.28) controlling for confounders such as genes and shared environment. Generalized estimating equation models were fitted, using perinatal and postnatal indications of NSEs as exposure, operationalized both as separate risk factors and as cumulative risk loads. Categorical and dimensional operationalizations of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), intellectual disability and other NDCs were used as outcomes. RESULTS: Birth weight discordance was associated with dimensional autism and ADHD for the smaller twin, and medication during infancy was associated with dimensional autism. Among postnatal factors scarlet fever during early childhood was associated with lower IQ. Especially autism was associated with a greater cumulative perinatal or postnatal risk load. LIMITATIONS: When exploring the associations between each condition and specific NSEs the risk of being statistically underpowered increases. Hence, we limit the reported findings on specific indicators of NSEs to trait levels and present descriptive data for categorical NDCs. CONCLUSIONS: The findings support previous research by indicating an association between exposure to perinatal and postnatal risks and subsequent NDCs within twin pairs and suggest that autism may be especially linked to accumulative early environmental risks. The findings are potentially important for developmental outcomes prognoses and may inform targeted prevention and early interventions. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-022-00487-5 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=459 [article] Nonshared environmental factors in the aetiology of autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions: a monozygotic co-twin control study [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / J. ISAKSSON, Auteur ; V. RUCHKIN, Auteur ; N. AHO, Auteur ; K. LUNDIN REMNÉLIUS, Auteur ; P. B. MARSCHIK, Auteur ; Sven BÖLTE, Auteur . - 8p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 13 (2022) . - 8p. Mots-clés : Adhd  Autism  Early adversities  Iq  Non-shared environment  Risk factors  Twins Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: A significant proportion of variation in likelihood of neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs) has been attributed to nonshared environmental (NSE) factors, although it remains unclear which NSE factors pose specific risks for certain NDCs. METHODS: A monozygotic co-twin design was applied in a sample of 224 twins (mean age?=?17.70 years, SD?=?6.28) controlling for confounders such as genes and shared environment. Generalized estimating equation models were fitted, using perinatal and postnatal indications of NSEs as exposure, operationalized both as separate risk factors and as cumulative risk loads. Categorical and dimensional operationalizations of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), intellectual disability and other NDCs were used as outcomes. RESULTS: Birth weight discordance was associated with dimensional autism and ADHD for the smaller twin, and medication during infancy was associated with dimensional autism. Among postnatal factors scarlet fever during early childhood was associated with lower IQ. Especially autism was associated with a greater cumulative perinatal or postnatal risk load. LIMITATIONS: When exploring the associations between each condition and specific NSEs the risk of being statistically underpowered increases. Hence, we limit the reported findings on specific indicators of NSEs to trait levels and present descriptive data for categorical NDCs. CONCLUSIONS: The findings support previous research by indicating an association between exposure to perinatal and postnatal risks and subsequent NDCs within twin pairs and suggest that autism may be especially linked to accumulative early environmental risks. The findings are potentially important for developmental outcomes prognoses and may inform targeted prevention and early interventions. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-022-00487-5 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=459

Social Cognition in Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Co-twin Control Study / J. ISAKSSON in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49-7 (July 2019)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 49-7 (July 2019) . - p.2838-2848 Titre : Social Cognition in Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Co-twin Control Study Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : J. ISAKSSON, Auteur ; A. VAN'T WESTEINDE, Auteur ; Elodie CAUVET, Auteur ; R. KUJA-HALKOLA, Auteur ; K. LUNDIN, Auteur ; J. NEUFELD, Auteur ; C. WILLFORS, Auteur ; Sven BÖLTE, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.2838-2848 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adhd  Autism spectrum disorder  Movie for the assessment of social cognition  Ratss  Twins Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Alterations in social cognition (SC) are hypothesized to underlie social communication and interaction challenges in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The aetiological underpinnings driving this association remain unclear. We examined SC in 196 twins with ASD, other neurodevelopmental disorders or typical development using the naturalistic Movie for the Assessment of Social Cognition. Autism and its severity were assessed with the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2, and autistic traits with the Social Responsiveness Scale-2. Using within twin-pair regression models, controlling for age, sex, IQ, and unmeasured familial confounders such as genetic background and shared-environment, SC correlated with ASD diagnosis, autism severity, and autistic traits. Our findings highlight the importance of SC alterations in autism and suggest a non-shared environmental impact on the association. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04001-4 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=402 [article] Social Cognition in Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Co-twin Control Study [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / J. ISAKSSON, Auteur ; A. VAN'T WESTEINDE, Auteur ; Elodie CAUVET, Auteur ; R. KUJA-HALKOLA, Auteur ; K. LUNDIN, Auteur ; J. NEUFELD, Auteur ; C. WILLFORS, Auteur ; Sven BÖLTE, Auteur . - p.2838-2848. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 49-7 (July 2019) . - p.2838-2848 Mots-clés : Adhd  Autism spectrum disorder  Movie for the assessment of social cognition  Ratss  Twins Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Alterations in social cognition (SC) are hypothesized to underlie social communication and interaction challenges in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The aetiological underpinnings driving this association remain unclear. We examined SC in 196 twins with ASD, other neurodevelopmental disorders or typical development using the naturalistic Movie for the Assessment of Social Cognition. Autism and its severity were assessed with the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2, and autistic traits with the Social Responsiveness Scale-2. Using within twin-pair regression models, controlling for age, sex, IQ, and unmeasured familial confounders such as genetic background and shared-environment, SC correlated with ASD diagnosis, autism severity, and autistic traits. Our findings highlight the importance of SC alterations in autism and suggest a non-shared environmental impact on the association. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04001-4 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=402

The EU-AIMS Longitudinal European Autism Project (LEAP): clinical characterisation / Tony CHARMAN in Molecular Autism, 8 (2017)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 8 (2017) . - 27p. Titre : The EU-AIMS Longitudinal European Autism Project (LEAP): clinical characterisation Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Tony CHARMAN, Auteur ; E. LOTH, Auteur ; J. TILLMANN, Auteur ; D. CRAWLEY, Auteur ; C. WOOLDRIDGE, Auteur ; D. GOYARD, Auteur ; Jumana AHMAD, Auteur ; Bonnie AUYEUNG, Auteur ; S. AMBROSINO, Auteur ; Tobias BANASCHEWSKI, Auteur ; Simon BARON-COHEN, Auteur ; Sarah BAUMEISTER, Auteur ; C. BECKMANN, Auteur ; Sven BÖLTE, Auteur ; Thomas BOURGERON, Auteur ; Carsten BOURS, Auteur ; Michael BRAMMER, Auteur ; Daniel BRANDEIS, Auteur ; C. BROGNA, Auteur ; Y. DE BRUIJN, Auteur ; Bhismadev CHAKRABARTI, Auteur ; I. CORNELISSEN, Auteur ; F. D. ACQUA, Auteur ; G. DUMAS, Auteur ; S. DURSTON, Auteur ; C. ECKER, Auteur ; J. FAULKNER, Auteur ; V. FROUIN, Auteur ; P. GARCES, Auteur ; L. HAM, Auteur ; H. HAYWARD, Auteur ; J. HIPP, Auteur ; R. J. HOLT, Auteur ; J. ISAKSSON, Auteur ; M. H. JOHNSON, Auteur ; E. J. H. JONES, Auteur ; P. KUNDU, Auteur ; Meng-Chuan LAI, Auteur ; L. D'ARDHUY X, Auteur ; M. V. LOMBARDO, Auteur ; D. J. LYTHGOE, Auteur ; R. MANDL, Auteur ; L. MASON, Auteur ; A. MEYER-LINDENBERG, Auteur ; C. MOESSNANG, Auteur ; N. MUELLER, Auteur ; L. O'DWYER, Auteur ; M. OLDEHINKEL, Auteur ; B. ORANJE, Auteur ; Gahan PANDINA, Auteur ; A. M. PERSICO, Auteur ; B. RUGGERI, Auteur ; A. N. V. RUIGROK, Auteur ; J. SABET, Auteur ; R. SACCO, Auteur ; Antonia SAN JOSE CACERES, Auteur ; E. SIMONOFF, Auteur ; R. TORO, Auteur ; H. TOST, Auteur ; J. WALDMAN, Auteur ; S. C. R. WILLIAMS, Auteur ; M. P. ZWIERS, Auteur ; W. SPOOREN, Auteur ; D. G. M. MURPHY, Auteur ; Jan K. BUITELAAR, Auteur Article en page(s) : 27p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Age  Autism  Autism spectrum disorder  Behaviours  Heterogeneity  Iq  Phenotype  Sex Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: The EU-AIMS Longitudinal European Autism Project (LEAP) is to date the largest multi-centre, multi-disciplinary observational study on biomarkers for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The current paper describes the clinical characteristics of the LEAP cohort and examines age, sex and IQ differences in ASD core symptoms and common co-occurring psychiatric symptoms. A companion paper describes the overall design and experimental protocol and outlines the strategy to identify stratification biomarkers. METHODS: From six research centres in four European countries, we recruited 437 children and adults with ASD and 300 controls between the ages of 6 and 30 years with IQs varying between 50 and 148. We conducted in-depth clinical characterisation including a wide range of observational, interview and questionnaire measures of the ASD phenotype, as well as co-occurring psychiatric symptoms. RESULTS: The cohort showed heterogeneity in ASD symptom presentation, with only minimal to moderate site differences on core clinical and cognitive measures. On both parent-report interview and questionnaire measures, ASD symptom severity was lower in adults compared to children and adolescents. The precise pattern of differences varied across measures, but there was some evidence of both lower social symptoms and lower repetitive behaviour severity in adults. Males had higher ASD symptom scores than females on clinician-rated and parent interview diagnostic measures but not on parent-reported dimensional measures of ASD symptoms. In contrast, self-reported ASD symptom severity was higher in adults compared to adolescents, and in adult females compared to males. Higher scores on ASD symptom measures were moderately associated with lower IQ. Both inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive ADHD symptoms were lower in adults than in children and adolescents, and males with ASD had higher levels of inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive ADHD symptoms than females. CONCLUSIONS: The established phenotypic heterogeneity in ASD is well captured in the LEAP cohort. Variation both in core ASD symptom severity and in commonly co-occurring psychiatric symptoms were systematically associated with sex, age and IQ. The pattern of ASD symptom differences with age and sex also varied by whether these were clinician ratings or parent- or self-reported which has important implications for establishing stratification biomarkers and for their potential use as outcome measures in clinical trials. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-017-0145-9 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=329 [article] The EU-AIMS Longitudinal European Autism Project (LEAP): clinical characterisation [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Tony CHARMAN, Auteur ; E. LOTH, Auteur ; J. TILLMANN, Auteur ; D. CRAWLEY, Auteur ; C. WOOLDRIDGE, Auteur ; D. GOYARD, Auteur ; Jumana AHMAD, Auteur ; Bonnie AUYEUNG, Auteur ; S. AMBROSINO, Auteur ; Tobias BANASCHEWSKI, Auteur ; Simon BARON-COHEN, Auteur ; Sarah BAUMEISTER, Auteur ; C. BECKMANN, Auteur ; Sven BÖLTE, Auteur ; Thomas BOURGERON, Auteur ; Carsten BOURS, Auteur ; Michael BRAMMER, Auteur ; Daniel BRANDEIS, Auteur ; C. BROGNA, Auteur ; Y. DE BRUIJN, Auteur ; Bhismadev CHAKRABARTI, Auteur ; I. CORNELISSEN, Auteur ; F. D. ACQUA, Auteur ; G. DUMAS, Auteur ; S. DURSTON, Auteur ; C. ECKER, Auteur ; J. FAULKNER, Auteur ; V. FROUIN, Auteur ; P. GARCES, Auteur ; L. HAM, Auteur ; H. HAYWARD, Auteur ; J. HIPP, Auteur ; R. J. HOLT, Auteur ; J. ISAKSSON, Auteur ; M. H. JOHNSON, Auteur ; E. J. H. JONES, Auteur ; P. KUNDU, Auteur ; Meng-Chuan LAI, Auteur ; L. D'ARDHUY X, Auteur ; M. V. LOMBARDO, Auteur ; D. J. LYTHGOE, Auteur ; R. MANDL, Auteur ; L. MASON, Auteur ; A. MEYER-LINDENBERG, Auteur ; C. MOESSNANG, Auteur ; N. MUELLER, Auteur ; L. O'DWYER, Auteur ; M. OLDEHINKEL, Auteur ; B. ORANJE, Auteur ; Gahan PANDINA, Auteur ; A. M. PERSICO, Auteur ; B. RUGGERI, Auteur ; A. N. V. RUIGROK, Auteur ; J. SABET, Auteur ; R. SACCO, Auteur ; Antonia SAN JOSE CACERES, Auteur ; E. SIMONOFF, Auteur ; R. TORO, Auteur ; H. TOST, Auteur ; J. WALDMAN, Auteur ; S. C. R. WILLIAMS, Auteur ; M. P. ZWIERS, Auteur ; W. SPOOREN, Auteur ; D. G. M. MURPHY, Auteur ; Jan K. BUITELAAR, Auteur . - 27p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 8 (2017) . - 27p. Mots-clés : Age  Autism  Autism spectrum disorder  Behaviours  Heterogeneity  Iq  Phenotype  Sex Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: The EU-AIMS Longitudinal European Autism Project (LEAP) is to date the largest multi-centre, multi-disciplinary observational study on biomarkers for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The current paper describes the clinical characteristics of the LEAP cohort and examines age, sex and IQ differences in ASD core symptoms and common co-occurring psychiatric symptoms. A companion paper describes the overall design and experimental protocol and outlines the strategy to identify stratification biomarkers. METHODS: From six research centres in four European countries, we recruited 437 children and adults with ASD and 300 controls between the ages of 6 and 30 years with IQs varying between 50 and 148. We conducted in-depth clinical characterisation including a wide range of observational, interview and questionnaire measures of the ASD phenotype, as well as co-occurring psychiatric symptoms. RESULTS: The cohort showed heterogeneity in ASD symptom presentation, with only minimal to moderate site differences on core clinical and cognitive measures. On both parent-report interview and questionnaire measures, ASD symptom severity was lower in adults compared to children and adolescents. The precise pattern of differences varied across measures, but there was some evidence of both lower social symptoms and lower repetitive behaviour severity in adults. Males had higher ASD symptom scores than females on clinician-rated and parent interview diagnostic measures but not on parent-reported dimensional measures of ASD symptoms. In contrast, self-reported ASD symptom severity was higher in adults compared to adolescents, and in adult females compared to males. Higher scores on ASD symptom measures were moderately associated with lower IQ. Both inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive ADHD symptoms were lower in adults than in children and adolescents, and males with ASD had higher levels of inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive ADHD symptoms than females. CONCLUSIONS: The established phenotypic heterogeneity in ASD is well captured in the LEAP cohort. Variation both in core ASD symptom severity and in commonly co-occurring psychiatric symptoms were systematically associated with sex, age and IQ. The pattern of ASD symptom differences with age and sex also varied by whether these were clinician ratings or parent- or self-reported which has important implications for establishing stratification biomarkers and for their potential use as outcome measures in clinical trials. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-017-0145-9 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=329

The EU-AIMS Longitudinal European Autism Project (LEAP): design and methodologies to identify and validate stratification biomarkers for autism spectrum disorders / E. LOTH in Molecular Autism, 8 (2017)  

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The impact of atypical sensory processing on adaptive functioning within and beyond autism: The role of familial factors / J. NEUFELD in Autism, 25-8 (November 2021)  

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