Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) in Relation to Longitudinal Cortical Thickness Changes in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Overview

Journal J Autism Dev Disord

Publisher Springer

Date 2018 May 6

PMID 29728946

Citations 14

Authors

Molly B D Prigge

Erin D Bigler

Brittany G Travers

Alyson Froehlich

Tracy Abildskov

Jeffrey S Anderson

Andrew L Alexander

Nicholas Lange

Janet E Lainhart

Brandon A Zielinski

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Abstract

The relationship between brain development and clinical heterogeneity in autism (ASD) is unknown. This study examines the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) in relation to the longitudinal development of cortical thickness. Participants (N = 91 ASD, N = 56 TDC; 3-39 years at first scan) were scanned up to three times over a 7-year period. Mixed-effects models examined cortical thickness in relation to SRS score. ASD participants with higher SRS scores showed regionally increased age-related cortical thinning. Regional thickness differences and reduced age-related cortical thinning were found in predominantly right lateralized regions in ASD with decreasing SRS scores over time. Our findings emphasize the importance of examining clinical phenotypes in brain-based studies of ASD.

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