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Gjevik, Elen; Sandstad, Berit; Andreassen, Ole A.; Myhre, Anne M.; Sponheim, Eili – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Autism spectrum disorders are often comorbid with other psychiatric symptoms and disorders. However, identifying psychiatric comorbidity in children with autism spectrum disorders is challenging. We explored how a questionnaire, the Child Behavior Check List, agreed with a "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Questionnaires, Clinical Diagnosis
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Sponheim, Eili; Skjeldal, Ola – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1998
A study used maternal- and child-health clinics covering 98% of the Norwegian population for screening pervasive developmental disorders. In the population of children ages 3-14 years, the minimum prevalence estimate for childhood autism was 4 to 5 per 10,000, and did not confirm the high estimates suggested more recently. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification