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Rice, C. E.; Carpenter, L. A.; Morrier, M. J.; Lord, C.; DiRienzo, M.; Boan, A.; Skowyra, C.; Fusco, A.; Baio, J.; Esler, A.; Zahorodny, W.; Hobson, N.; Mars, A.; Thurm, A.; Bishop, S.; Wiggins, L. D. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
This paper describes a process to define a comprehensive list of exemplars for seven core Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and report on interrater reliability in applying these exemplars to determine ASD case classification. Clinicians completed an iterative process to map specific…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Test Reliability, Interrater Reliability
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Escher, Jill; Yan, Wei; Rissman, Emilie F.; Wang, Hsiao-Lin V.; Hernandez, Arturo; Corces, Victor G. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Investigations into the etiology of autism spectrum disorders have been largely confined to two realms: variations in DNA sequence and somatic developmental exposures. Here we suggest a third route--disruption of the germline epigenome induced by exogenous toxicants during a parent's gamete development. Similar to cases of germline mutation, these…
Descriptors: Etiology, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Genetics, Prenatal Influences
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Verma, Shikha; Vandana, Pankhuree; Soda, Takahiro; Koth, Kathleen A.; Aguayo, Patricia; Shaffer, Rebecca C.; Hellings, Jessica; Muhle, Rebecca A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
In 2020, a nationwide shift to telepsychiatry occurred in the wake of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and lockdowns. To assess the rates of telepsychiatry appointment attendance pre- and post-lockdown, we conducted a national, multi-site survey of appointments in 2020 compared to a similar time period in 2019, at outpatient child…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Telecommunications, Psychiatry
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Villegas-Lirola, Francisco – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is socially relevant because of its number and the intensity of the medical and socio-educational response it requires. In Andalusia, one in 70 children will be diagnosed with ASD in 2021. It is much more frequent in boys than in girls, being 5.91 times more likely to present it as a boy than as a girl. The age of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Age Differences