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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-02-2008

Use of a Teacher Nomination Strategy to Screen for Autism Spectrum Disorders in General Education Classrooms: A Pilot Study

Auteurs: Susan L. Hepburn, Carolyn DiGuiseppi, Steven Rosenberg, Kristina Kaparich, Cordelia Robinson, Lisa Miller

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 2/2008

Abstract

Given a rising prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), this project aimed to develop and pilot test various teacher nomination strategies to identify children at risk for ASD in a timely, reliable, cost-effective manner. Sixty participating elementary school teachers evaluated 1323 children in total. Each teacher nominated students who most fit a description of ASD-associated characteristics, and completed the Autism Syndrome Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ) on every child in the classroom. The proportion of overall agreement between teacher nomination and ASSQ was 93–95%, depending upon the nomination parameters. Nomination required 15 min per class versus 3.5–5.5 h per class for the ASSQ. These results support the need for further study of teacher nomination strategies to identify children at risk for ASD.

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Titel: Use of a Teacher Nomination Strategy to Screen for Autism Spectrum Disorders in General Education Classrooms: A Pilot Study
Auteurs: Susan L. Hepburn
Carolyn DiGuiseppi
Steven Rosenberg
Kristina Kaparich
Cordelia Robinson
Lisa Miller
Publicatiedatum: 01-02-2008
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 2/2008
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-007-0404-2

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