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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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Can Autism Spectrum Disorders and Social Anxiety Disorders be Differentiated by the Social Responsiveness Scale in Children and Adolescents?

Auteurs: Hannah Cholemkery, Laura Mojica, Sonja Rohrmann, Angelika Gensthaler, Christine M. Freitag

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 5/2014

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as well as social phobia (SP), and selective mutism (SM) are characterised by impaired social interaction. We assessed the validity of the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) to differentiate between ASD, and SP/SM. Raw scores were compared in 6–18 year old individuals with ASD (N = 60), SP (N = 38), SM (N = 43), and typically developed (N = 42). Sensitivity and specificity were examined. The three disorders showed overlapping SRS scores. Especially in boys with SM (ROC–AUC = .81), presence of ASD was overestimated by the SRS. A combination of three disorder specific questionnaires resulted in marginally improved diagnostic accuracy. For the clinically very relevant differential diagnosis of SP/SM, SRS results must be interpreted with caution.

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Titel: Can Autism Spectrum Disorders and Social Anxiety Disorders be Differentiated by the Social Responsiveness Scale in Children and Adolescents?
Auteurs: Hannah Cholemkery
Laura Mojica
Sonja Rohrmann
Angelika Gensthaler
Christine M. Freitag
Publicatiedatum: 01-05-2014
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 5/2014
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-013-1979-4

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