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Accuracy of the Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers and Young Children in the Primary Care Setting
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Rebecca McNally Keehn; Noha F. Minshawi; Qing Tang; Brett Enneking; Tybytha Ryan; Ann Marie Martin; Angela Paxton; Patrick O. Monahan; Mary Ciccarelli; Brandon Keehn – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Feasible and accurate assessment tools developed for non-specialists are needed to scale community-based models of autism evaluation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate use of the Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers and Young Children (STAT) when used by primary care practitioners (n = 10) across a statewide system of early diagnosis set…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Accuracy, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Toddlers
Applying Item Response Theory Modeling to Identify Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder
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Haiying Yuan; Christine Dollaghan – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: No diagnostic tools exist for identifying social (pragmatic) communication disorder (SPCD), a new "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition" category for individuals with social communication deficits but not the repetitive, restricted behaviors and interests (RRBIs) that would qualify them for a…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Interpersonal Competence, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
The Screening Accuracy of the Parent and Teacher-Reported Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS): Comparison with the 3Di and ADOS
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Duvekot, Jorieke; van der Ende, Jan; Verhulst, Frank C.; Greaves-Lord, Kirstin – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
The screening accuracy of the parent and teacher-reported Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) was compared with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) classification according to (1) the Developmental, Dimensional, and Diagnostic Interview (3Di), (2) the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), (3) both the 3Di and ADOS, in 186 children referred to…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Screening Tests, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
How to Use the ADI-R for Classifying Autism Spectrum Disorders? Psychometric Properties of Criteria from the Literature in 1,204 Dutch Children
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de Bildt, Annelies; Oosterling, Iris J.; van Lang, Natasja D. J.; Kuijper, Sanne; Dekker, Vera; Sytema, Sjoerd; Oerlemans, Anoek M.; van Steijn, Daphne J.; Visser, Janne C.; Rommelse, Nanda N.; Minderaa, Ruud B.; van Engeland, Herman; van der Gaag, Rutger-Jan; Buitelaar, Jan K.; de Jonge, Maretha V. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
The algorithm of the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised provides criteria for autism versus non-autism according to DSM-IV. Criteria for the broader autism spectrum disorders are needed. This study investigated the validity of seven sets of criteria from the literature, in 1,204 Dutch children (aged 3-18 years) with and without mental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Diagnostic Tests, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Early Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Stability and Change in Clinical Diagnosis and Symptom Presentation
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Guthrie, Whitney; Swineford, Lauren B.; Nottke, Charly; Wetherby, Amy M. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Although a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) appears to be stable in children as young as age three, few studies have explored stability of a diagnosis in younger children. Predictive value of diagnostic tools for toddlers and patterns of symptom change are important considerations for clinicians making early diagnoses. Most…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Toddlers