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Wiggins, Lisa D.; Robins, Diana L.; Yeargin-Allsopp, Marshalyn – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
Introduction: Records-based autism spectrum disorder surveillance developed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been extended to younger cohorts, although the utility of additional record sources has not been examined. We therefore conducted a pilot project to describe whether Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Children, Pilot Projects
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Kleinman, Jamie M.; Ventola, Pamela E.; Pandey, Juhi; Verbalis, Alyssa D.; Barton, Marianne; Hodgson, Sarah; Green, James; Dumont-Mathieu, Thyde; Robins, Diana L.; Fein, Deborah – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis in very young children may be delayed due to doubts about validity. In this study, 77 children received a diagnostic and developmental evaluation between 16 and 35 months and also between 42 and 82 months. Diagnoses based on clinical judgment, Childhood Autism Rating Scale, and the Autism Diagnostic…
Descriptors: Medical Evaluation, Autism, Identification, Young Children
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Wiggins, Lisa D.; Bakeman, Roger; Adamson, Lauren B.; Robins, Diana L. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2007
The Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) is a brief parental screening instrument used to identify children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Screening validity for the SCQ has been supported in children 4 years of age and older, but ongoing studies indicate that the SCQ may not be effective in identifying very young children with ASD. The…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Early Intervention, Young Children, Developmental Delays