Table 3.
Information related to aetiology (screen positive cohort, n = 21)
| Autism N = 3 (%) |
PDD-NOS N = 3 (%) |
Broad ASD N = 10 (%) |
Non-ASD N = 5 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developmental disorder in birth family | ||||
| Autism | 2 (67) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Learning difficulties | 3 (100) | 2 (67) | 4 (40) | 2 (40) |
| Mental health difficulties | 2 (67) | 3 (100) | 7 (70) | 5 (100) |
| Pre-natal exposure | ||||
| Pre-natal alcohol exposure (confirmed/suspected) | 1 (33) | 1 (33) | 5 (50) | 4 (80) |
| Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorderb | 1 (33) | 0 | 1 (10) | 1 (20) |
| Pre-natal drug exposure (confirmed/suspected) | 0 | 0 | 4 (40) | 3 (60) |
| No of Minor Physical Anomalies/subject | 3.67 (1.53) | 3.00 (1.73) | 2.33 (2.40)a | 3.00 (2.55) |
| Head circumference >91st percentile | 1 (33) | 0 | 0 | 1 (20) |
| Head circumference <9th percentile | 1 (33) | 2 (67) | 4 (40) | 1(20) |
| Post-natal exposure | ||||
| Removed at birth | 2 (67) | 0 | 4 (40) | 1(20) |
| Neglect in birth family | 1 (33) | 3 (100) | 7 (70) | 4 (80) |
| Physical abuse in birth family | 0 | 2 (67) | 4 (40) | 2 (40) |
| Age became looked after, in months | 2 at birth | 15.33 (10.69) | 7.30 (9.81) | 15.80 (12) |
| M (SD) | 1 at 2 m | |||
| Number of foster placements/child | 2 = 1 placement | 3.67 (2.89) | 2.60 (1.51) | 3.40 (2.2) |
| M (SD) | 1 = 2 placement | |||
aMissing data for one participant
bHoyme criteria (see text)