RT Journal Article
T1 Personal risk factors regarding the presence of autism spectrum disorders
A1 Baña Castro, Manoel
A1 Losada Puente, Luisa
K1 Autism spectrum disorder
K1 Early intervention
K1 Multidimensional approach
K1 Odd ratio
K1 Risk factors
AB The current understanding of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as an alteration of neurodevelopment requires deepening in the causes that originate it. This study aims to investigate the relationship between the presence of ASD in subjects aged 2-22 years and some related biological factors (sex/gender, age, and body mass index). A quasi-experimental study, with a cross-sectional retrospective design, was conducted on 209 subjects (n = 111 with ASD and n = 98 neurotypical) who were applied to the GARS-2 test in three areas: communication, social interaction, and stereotyped behaviours between 2016-2021. The risk factors identified are related to early age (OR = 2.27, 95% CI = 1.30-3.96), being male (OR = 2.67, 95% CI = 1.41-4.68) and having underweight (OR = 2.03, 95% CI = 1.09-3.80). Differences in stereotyped behaviours (OR = 1.10, 95% CI = 1.05-1.14), functional communication (OR = 1.13, 95% CI = 1.08-1.17) and social interaction (OR = 1.11, 95% CI = 1.08-1.15), were found, being at risk as soon as scores related to ASD diagnosis. In sum, rigorous and multidimensional understanding analysis among specialists regarding people with ASD allows to evaluate the development of the set of alterations and key variables to provide support and assistance to their quality of life.
PB Eurasian Society of Educational Research
YR 2023
FD 2023-05-20
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46281
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46281
LA eng
NO Castro, M. B., & Losada-Puente, L. (2023). Personal risk factors regarding the presence of autism spectrum disorders. European Journal of Educational Research, 12(4), 1709-1718. https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.12.4.1709
DS Minerva
RD 28 abr 2026