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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 10/2007

01-11-2007 | Original Paper

Differential Diagnosis of Hispanic Children Referred for Autism Spectrum Disorders: Complex Issues

Auteurs: Terry Overton, Cheryl Fielding, Roman Garcia de Alba

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 10/2007

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Abstract

This study examines the decision-making process used for differential diagnosis of a sample of Hispanic children referred for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Of the sample of 28 children, 18 were diagnosed with ASDs. Of the 10 children who were not diagnosed with ASDs, 80% were found to have multiple diagnostic labels or comorbidities. Mann-Whitney U analyses determined the differences between the children with the most severe social impairment, children with less severe social impairment and the non-autistic children on several domains commonly used to assess ASDs. These analyses indicated significant differences in some characteristics of the children in the sample. Based on these results, a decision-tree for the diagnosis of children with and without ASDs with comorbid disorders was developed.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Differential Diagnosis of Hispanic Children Referred for Autism Spectrum Disorders: Complex Issues
Auteurs
Terry Overton
Cheryl Fielding
Roman Garcia de Alba
Publicatiedatum
01-11-2007
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 10/2007
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0349-x

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