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Intellectual, Adaptive, and Behavioral Functioning Associated with Designated Levels of Support in a Sample of Autistic Children Referred for Tertiary Assessment
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Lauren Gardner; Callie Gilchrest; Jonathan M. Campbell – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
The diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder in the DSM-5-TR features the option to designate levels of support for social communication (SC) and restricted, repetitive behaviors (RRB). These levels are conceptual in nature, but research indicates standardized assessment outcomes correspond with clinician-assigned levels of support. The…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Evaluation Criteria, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behavior Problems
Brief Report: Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Young Children with ASD--An Exploratory Study of ADOS E-Codes and Child Characteristics
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Galligan, Megan Ledoux; Heyman, Michelle; Bolourian, Yasamin; Stavropoulos, Katherine; Blacher, Jan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Emotional and behavioral problems (EBPs), such as anxiety, overactivity, and aggression, can influence the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The gold standard diagnostic tool for ASD, the "Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule--Second Edition," includes three items ("E-codes") for EBPs that are frequently associated…
Descriptors: Young Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behavior Problems, Behavior Disorders
Symbolic Understanding of Pictures in Low-Functioning Children with Autism: The Effects of Iconicity and Naming
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Hartley, Calum; Allen, Melissa L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
This research investigated whether symbolic understanding of pictures in low-functioning children with autism is mediated by iconicity and language. In Experiment 1, participants were taught novel words paired with unfamiliar pictures that varied in iconicity (black-and-white line drawings, greyscale photographs, colour line drawings, colour…
Descriptors: Pictorial Stimuli, Autism, Cognitive Ability, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension)
Prediction of Autism at 3 Years from Behavioural and Developmental Measures in High-Risk Infants: A Longitudinal Cross-Domain Classifier Analysis
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Bussu, G.; Jones, E. J. H.; Charman, T.; Johnson, M. H.; Buitelaar, J. K.; Baron-Cohen, S.; Bedford, R.; Bolton, P.; Blasi, A.; Chandler, S.; Cheung, C.; Davies, K.; Elsabbagh, M.; Fernandes, J.; Gammer, I.; Garwood, H.; Gliga, T.; Guiraud, J.; Hudry, K.; Liew, M.; Lloyd-Fox, S.; Maris, H.; O'Hara, L.; Pasco, G.; Pickles, A.; Ribeiro, H.; Salomone, E.; Tucker, L.; Volein, A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
We integrated multiple behavioural and developmental measures from multiple time-points using machine learning to improve early prediction of individual Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) outcome. We examined Mullen Scales of Early Learning, Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, and early ASD symptoms between 8 and 36 months in high-risk siblings (HR; n…
Descriptors: Prediction, Autism, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Classification
Brief Report: DSM-5 "Levels of Support:" A Comment on Discrepant Conceptualizations of Severity in ASD
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Weitlauf, Amy S.; Gotham, Katherine O.; Vehorn, Alison C.; Warren, Zachary E. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Proposed DSM-5 revisions to the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) include a "severity" marker based on degree of impairment. Although qualitative differences between support levels are described, quantitative methods or practice recommendations for differentiating between levels remain undetermined. This leaves the field…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Classification