Early Identification of Asperger Syndrome in Young Children

Autor/inn/en	Hoffmann, Wiebke; Konig, Udo; Heinzel-Gutenbrunner, Monika; Mattejat, Fritz; Becker, Katja; Kamp-Becker, Inge
Titel	Early Identification of Asperger Syndrome in Young Children
Quelle	In: Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 34 (2013) 1, S.640-649 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4222
DOI	10.1016/j.ridd.2012.09.013
Schlagwörter	Disability Identification; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Asperger Syndrome; Test Validity; Discriminant Analysis; Screening Tests; Children; Adolescents; Test Items + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Asperger-Syndrom; Testvalidität; Diskriminanzanalyse; Screening-Verfahren; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Test content; Testaufgabe
Abstract	This study was designed to identify items of the ADI-R that allow an early and sensitive identification of children with possible Asperger syndrome (AS). The aim was to obtain an economic short interview suitable for screening purposes. The study was based on data from a clinical sample of 5-18-year-old children and adolescents (mean age 10.9 years) with either Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD; n = 43) or AS (n = 62). The introductory questions and 36 items, which contribute to the diagnostic algorithm of the ADI-R, were subjected to content analysis and stepwise discriminant function analysis. Eight meaningful items were found, which were shown to be good predictors of AS and to discriminate between the children with AS and those with ADHD. The short interview was especially useful for the assessment and screening of children up to 11 years in our sample, because in this subgroup, sensitivity was even higher (0.92) and specificity was also excellent (0.90). Eight items with high discriminatory power allowed sensitive and economic screening for young children with suspected AS. (Contains 2 tables and 5 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10