@article {Jonsdottir:August 2007:0162-3257:1361, author = "Jonsdottir, Sigridur", author = "Saemundsen, Evald", author = "Asmundsdottir, Gudlaug", author = "Hjartardottir, Sigrun", author = "Asgeirsdottir, Bryndis", author = "Smaradottir, Hrafnhildur", author = "Sigurdardottir, Solveig", author = "Smari, Jakob", title = "Follow-up of Children Diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Stability and Change During the Preschool Years", journal = "Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders", volume = "37", year = "August 2007", abstract = "Forty-one children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) receiving eclectic services were assessed twice during their preschool years. Measures were compared over time for the whole group and for diagnostic subgroups: Childhood autism (CA group) and Other PDDs group. The mean intelligence quotient/developmental quotient (IQ/DQ) of the whole group was stable (P = 0.209) and scores on the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) decreased (P = 0.001). At time 2, the CA group was more impaired than the other PDDs group: autistic symptoms were more severe (P = 0.01), adaptive behavior scores were lower (P = 0.014), and a trend for lower IQ/DQs (P = 0.06). Children in this study seemed to fare better than reported in previous follow-up studies on children with autism.", pages = "1361-1374(14)", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/jadd/2007/00000037/00000007/00000282" doi = "doi:10.1007/s10803-006-0282-z" }