Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
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Lead
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
With
Yale University
PROTOCOL OUTLINE:
Patients are evaluated with the following questionnaires at ages 2-3 years and again at ages 5-9: The Autism Diagnostic Interview (ADI); The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS); Assessment of cognitive functioning; Expressive and receptive language; Adaptive functioning; Measures of burden and functional assessment; The Aberrant Behavior Checklist; The Connors Rating Scale - Parent and Teacher version; and Autism Behavior Checklist
An MRI and EEG are performed, and blood samples are collected from patients and family members for molecular genetic studies.
Age
2–9
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Psychologically diagnosed (DSM-IV) as Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
No known genetic or medical syndrome (Down syndrome or cerebral palsy)
Must speak English
Clareo Health | Longitudinal and Biological Study of Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
