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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 4/2009

01-04-2009 | Original Paper

Assessment of Autism in Community Settings: Discrepancies in Classification

Auteurs: Marian E. Williams, Monique Atkins, Tamara Soles

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 4/2009

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Abstract

Review of 78 evaluations for 29 young children examined practices used in assessment of autism spectrum disorders in three settings: public schools, developmental disabilities eligibility determinations, and our hospital-based early childhood mental health program. While similar rates of classification of autism spectrum disorders were found across sites, the rate of agreement by different evaluators for individual children was only 45%. Further, most community evaluators did not follow best practice guidelines nor use autism diagnostic tools with established psychometric properties. In this sample of primarily Latino, Spanish-speaking children, most community evaluators did not document assessment of the child in their native language, nor address the impact of language in their assessments.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Assessment of Autism in Community Settings: Discrepancies in Classification
Auteurs
Marian E. Williams
Monique Atkins
Tamara Soles
Publicatiedatum
01-04-2009
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 4/2009
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-008-0668-1

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