Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Underserved Communities: Early Childcare Providers as Reporters

Autor/inn/en	Janvier, Yvette M.; Harris, Jill F.; Coffield, Caroline N.; Louis, Barbara; Xie, Ming; Cidav, Zuleyha; Mandell, David S.
Titel	Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Underserved Communities: Early Childcare Providers as Reporters
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 20 (2016) 3, S.364-373 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361315585055
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Identification; Child Caregivers; Screening Tests; Young Children; Preschool Education; Disadvantaged Youth; Diagnostic Tests; Observation; Cognitive Ability; Motor Development; Minority Groups; New Jersey; Mullen Scales of Early Learning; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Kinderbetreuung; Screening-Verfahren; Frühe Kindheit; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Beobachtung; Denkfähigkeit; Motorische Entwicklung; Ethnische Minderheit
Abstract	Early diagnosis of autism typically is associated with earlier access to intervention and improved outcomes. Daycares and preschools largely have been ignored as possible venues for early identification. This may be especially important for minority children in the United States who are typically diagnosed with autism later than White children, limiting their access to early specialized interventions and possibly resulting in poorer outcomes. Early childcare providers within underserved communities completed autism screening tools for a sample of low-risk young children (n?=?967) in their programs. Early childcare providers returned screening tools for 90% of the children for whom parental consent had been received. A total of 14% of children screened positive for autism spectrum disorder and 3% of the sample met criteria for autism spectrum disorder. Among those who screened positive, 34% were lost to follow-up. Findings suggest that early childcare providers can effectively screen young children for autism spectrum disorder in preschool/daycare settings, thus improving access to early diagnosis and reducing potential healthcare disparities among underserved populations. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01