Brief Report: Excluding the ADI-R Behavioral Domain Improves Diagnostic Agreement in Toddlers

Autor/inn/en	Wiggins, Lisa D.; Robins, Diana L.
Titel	Brief Report: Excluding the ADI-R Behavioral Domain Improves Diagnostic Agreement in Toddlers
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38 (2008) 5, S.972-976 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-007-0456-3
Schlagwörter	Medical Evaluation; Autism; Toddlers; Rating Scales; Evaluation Criteria; Correlation; Evaluation Research; Diagnostic Tests; Child Development; Childhood Autism Rating Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Rating-Skala; Korrelation; Evaluationsforschung; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Kindesentwicklung
Abstract	Past research shows poor agreement between the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) and other diagnostic measures in toddlers. Our goal was to examine whether exclusion of the ADI-R behavioral domain results in improved diagnostic agreement. Toddlers aged 16-37 months (M = 26 months) received an evaluation because they failed the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (n = 142). Evaluations included the ADI-R, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Childhood Autism Rating Scale, and clinical judgment. Results found poor to fair agreement between the ADI-R and other measures; agreement improved when the ADI-R behavioral domain was excluded. These findings suggest that stereotyped interests and behaviors are not as relevant to the ADI-R as other diagnostic criteria when evaluating toddlers for autism spectrum disorders. (Author).
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