Agreement among Four Diagnostic Instruments for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Toddlers

Autor/inn/en	Ventola, Pamela E.; Kleinman, Jamie; Pandey, Juhi; Barton, Marianne; Allen, Sarah; Green, James; Robins, Diana; Fein, Deborah
Titel	Agreement among Four Diagnostic Instruments for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Toddlers
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36 (2006) 7, S.839-847 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-006-0128-8
Schlagwörter	Toddlers; Medical Evaluation; Interests; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Clinical Diagnosis; Diagnostic Tests; Evaluation Criteria; Behavior Patterns; Measures (Individuals) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Bildungsinteresse; Autismus; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Messdaten
Abstract	Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) can be difficult to diagnose in toddlers. This study compared diagnostic measures (ADOS-G, ADI-R, CARS, and clinical judgment using DSM-IV criteria) applied to toddlers. Results indicated that the ADOS-G, CARS, and clinical judgment agreed with each other but not with the ADI-R. Many of the children classified with ASD by the other measures were not classified with autism by the ADI-R because they did not display enough repetitive behaviors and stereotyped interests. These results indicate that young children with ASD may not display repetitive behaviors and stereotyped interests, and for toddlers, the ADI-R would have a higher sensitivity if revised to include a diagnosis of PDD-NOS, for which the requirement of repetitive behaviors is less stringent. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10