Journal Article

Differentiating between Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities in Children Who Failed a Screening Instrument for ASD

Dumont-Mathieu, Thyde, Pandey, Juhi, Kleinman, Jamie, Chawarska, Katarzyna, Babitz, Tammy, Robins, Diana, Volkmar, Fred, Green, James, Boorstein, Hilary, Barton, Marianne, Marshia, Gail, Esser, Emma, Wilson, Leandra, Fein, Deborah, Ventola, Pamela, Hodgson, Sarah

2007

Overview

This study compared behavioral presentation of toddlers with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) and toddlers with global developmental delay (DD) or developmental language disorder (DLD) who display some characteristics of ASD using the diagnostic algorithm items from the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Generic (ADOS), the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS), and Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT). To date, 195 children have failed the M-CHAT and have been diagnosed with ASD, DD or DLD. Children with ASD had prominent and consistent impairments in socialization skills, especially joint attention skills and were more impaired in some aspects of communication, play, and sensory processing. Children with ASD and children with DD/DLD shared common features, but certain behavioral markers differentiated the two groups.

• Publisher: Springer,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Attention / Autism / Autism Spectrum Disorders / Autistic children / Autistic Disorder - diagnosis / Autistic spectrum disorders / Behavior Problems / Biological and medical sciences / Chat / Check Lists / Child Behavior / Child clinical studies / Child, Preschool / Childhood / Childhood Autism Rating Scale / Children / Children with disabilities / Clinical assessment / Clinical Diagnosis / Communication Skills / Comparative Analysis / Delayed Speech / Developmental Delays / Developmental Disabilities / Developmental Disabilities - diagnosis / Developmental disorders / Developmental language disorders / Diagnosis, Differential / Diagnostic testing / Disability studies / Disorders / Early Diagnosis / Female / Humans / Infant / Infantile autism / Interpersonal Communication / Interpersonal Relationship / Joint attention / Language and communication disorders / Language Development Disorders - diagnosis / Language disorders / Male / Mass Screening / Measures / Medical sciences / Medical screening / Pervasive Developmental Disorders / Preschool Children / Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry / Psychopathology. Psychiatry / Rating Scales / Screening / Screening Tests / Sensory processes / Skills / Socialization / Toddlers / Young Children