Autism Mental Status Examination (AMSE): A Valid Instrument in the Evaluation of Pre-School Children with Suspected Autism Spectrum Disorders?

Autor/in	Cederlund, Mats
Titel	Autism Mental Status Examination (AMSE): A Valid Instrument in the Evaluation of Pre-School Children with Suspected Autism Spectrum Disorders?
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49 (2019) 7, S.2965-2979 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cederlund, Mats)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-019-04012-1
Schlagwörter	Preschool Children; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Test Validity; Diagnostic Tests; Parents; Child Caregivers; Interviews; Adjustment (to Environment); Behavior Rating Scales; Questionnaires; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Autismus; Testvalidität; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Eltern; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Kinderbetreuung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fragebogen
Abstract	In this study the Autism Mental Status Exam (AMSE) was validated towards ICD-10 Autism Spectrum Diagnoses (ASD) based on an interview with the Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders (DISCO-11) with parent(s)/caregiver(s) in a group of 124 children referred for assessment to a clinical assessment unit for pre-school children. The results from the study indicates a "Fair" relation across the AMSE score and ICD-10 Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). AMSE mean score for children not fulfilling criteria for an ASD at the assessment was significantly lower compared to the AMSE mean score for children who acquired an ASD diagnosis in the study. In addition, Vineland-II Parent/caregiver rating questionnaire GAF standard scores showed a reversed correlation to the AMSE mean scores (i.e. higher AMSE mean scores were related to lower Vineland-II GAF standard scores and vice versa). (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01