Behaviors Interfering with Audiometry Associated with Eventual Diagnosis of Autism

Autor/inn/en	Meagher, Sean P.; Carlson, Betsy L.; Elrod, Marilisa G.
Titel	Behaviors Interfering with Audiometry Associated with Eventual Diagnosis of Autism
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51 (2021) 3, S.849-854 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Meagher, Sean P.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-020-04385-8
Schlagwörter	Audiometric Tests; Clinical Diagnosis; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Interference (Learning); Intervention; Delayed Speech; Language Impairments; Child Behavior; Preschool Children; Behavior Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Sprachverzögerung; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule
Abstract	Children referred for audiology evaluation due to speech and language delays represent a neurodevelopmentally high-risk group. The audiology evaluation is a behaviorally-challenging encounter early in the diagnostic process. We assessed interfering behaviors (IB) that complicated completion of audiometry as predictors of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis. This retrospective cohort study using the Military Health System electronic medical record included 296 children aged 18 to 71 months. Children who displayed IB had increased odds of receiving an ASD diagnosis compared to those who did not (OR = 5.6, 95% CI 2.6-12.1). Interfering behaviors had a high specificity (81%) and negative predictive value (94%) for ASD. The audiology evaluation may represent an opportunity early in the diagnostic process to stratify risk for ASD. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01