Table 2

Overview of outcomes assessment methods

ReferenceCognitive outcome assessment*,†Affective outcome assessment*,†Child age at assessment
Barker et al 30 WISC-IIIn 8 years
Bernard et al 43 MCDIq, ASQq 2 and 3 years
Bolduc et al 44 BSID-III (cognitive subscale)n 1 year
Daniels et al 31 MCDIq 1.25 and 1.5 years
Davidson et al 32 BSID-II (Psychomotor Developmental Index)n 2.5 years
Gale et al 33 WASIn SDQq 9 years
Gustafsson et al 45 IBQ-Rq 4 months
Hibbeln et al 34 WISC-IIIn SDQq 7 years
Jacka et al 35 CBCLq 1.5 years
Julvez et al 46 BSID (mental and psychomotor developmental index)n, MCSAn 14 months and 5 years
Mendez et al 36 MCSAn 4 years
Oken et al 37 PPVTn, WRAVMAn 3 years
Oken et al 38 Self-developed instrument (9 q’s regarding developmental milestones)q 1.5 years
Oken et al 47 WRAMLn, KBIT-II n 7.7 years‡
Pina-Camacho et al 39 CITSq 2 years
Sagiv et al 42 WISC-IIIn CRS-Tq 8 years
Steenweg-de Graaff et al 40 CBCLn 3.5 years
Valent et al 41 BSID-III (socioemotional subscale)n 1.5 years

  • *Outcomes are administered either as a questionnaire (q) or neuropsychological test (n).

  • †Full name of instruments in alphabetical order: ASQ, Ages and stages questionnaire; BSID, Bayley Scales of Infant Development; CAST, Childhood Asperger Syndrome Test; CBCL, Child behaviour checklist; CITS, Carey infant temperament scale; CRS-T, Conners rating scale-teacher; DDST: Denver Developmental Screening Test; IBQ-R, Revised infant behaviour questionnaire; KBIT-II, Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test second edition; MCDI, MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory; MCSA, McCarthy Scales of Children’s Abilities; PDI, Psychomotor Developmental Index; PPVT, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; SDQ, Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire; WASI, Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence; WISC, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; WRAML, Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning; WRAVMA, Wide Range Assessment of Visual Motor Abilities.

  • ‡Median age in years of children at outcome assessment.