A Comparison between Two Screening Approaches for ASD among Toddlers in Israel

Autor/inn/en	Kerub, Orly; Haas, Eric J.; Meiri, Gal; Davidovitch, Nadav; Menashe, Idan
Titel	A Comparison between Two Screening Approaches for ASD among Toddlers in Israel
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50 (2020) 5, S.1553-1560 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Menashe, Idan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-018-3711-x
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Screening Tests; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Toddlers; Test Validity; Disability Identification; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Screening-Verfahren; Autismus; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Testvalidität
Abstract	Systematic screening of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can improve early diagnosis of ASD. We compared the efficacy of two ASD screening methods, the Global Developmental Screening (GDS), and the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers-Revised, with Follow-Up (M-CHAT/F) in 1591 toddlers of ages 18-36 months from 35 government-funded clinics in south Israel. The M-CHAT/F performed better than the GDS in detecting toddlers with ASD (sensitivity: 70.0% vs. 50.0%, and specificity: 98.2% vs. 96.6% respectively). Both methods had an equivalent performance in detecting other forms of developmental delays (sensitivity = 63%; and specificity ~ 98%). In addition, remarkable inter-nurse variation was observed in the GDS referral decisions. Thus, employment of the M-CHAT/F in the Israeli health system may improve early detection of ASD among toddlers. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01