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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 6/2006

01-08-2006 | Original Paper

Screening for Autistic Spectrum in Children Aged 14 to 15 Months. I: The Development of the Early Screening of Autistic Traits Questionnaire (ESAT)

Auteurs: Sophie H. N. Swinkels, Claudine Dietz, Emma van Daalen, Ine H. G. M. Kerkhof, Herman van Engeland, Jan K. Buitelaar

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 6/2006

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Abstract

This article describes the development of a screening instrument for young children. Screening items were tested first in a non-selected population of children aged 8–20 months (n = 478). Then, parents of children with clinically diagnosed ASD (n = 153, average age 87 months) or ADHD (n = 76, average age 112 months) were asked to score the items retrospectively for when their child was 14 months old. A 14-item screening instrument, Early Screening of Autistic Traits (ESAT) which had maximal sensitivity and specificity for ASD was developed. The sensitivity of the ESAT was checked in an independent sample of 34 children aged 16–48 months clinically diagnosed with ASD. A 4-item version appears to be a promising prescreening instrument.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Screening for Autistic Spectrum in Children Aged 14 to 15 Months. I: The Development of the Early Screening of Autistic Traits Questionnaire (ESAT)
Auteurs
Sophie H. N. Swinkels
Claudine Dietz
Emma van Daalen
Ine H. G. M. Kerkhof
Herman van Engeland
Jan K. Buitelaar
Publicatiedatum
01-08-2006
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 6/2006
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0115-0

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