Abstract
Prior studies suggest autism-specific and general developmental screens are complementary for identifying both autism and developmental delay (DD). Parents completed autism and developmental screens before 18-month visits. Children with failed screens for autism (n = 167) and age, gender, and practice-matched children passing screens (n = 241) completed diagnostic evaluations for autism and developmental delay. When referral for autism and/or DD was considered, overall false positives from the autism screens were less frequent than for referral for autism alone. Presence of a failed communication subscale in the developmental screen was a red flag for autism and/or DD. An ordinally-scored autism screen had more favorable characteristics when considering autism and/or DD, yet none of the screens achieved recommended standards at 18 months, reinforcing the need for recurrent screening as autism emerges in early development.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3065-3076 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2023 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- ASQ-3
- Autism screening
- Developmental screening
- M-CHAT-R
- M-CHAT-R/F
- Q-CHAT-10
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental and Educational Psychology