ERIC Number: EJ1446490
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Dec
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1088-3576
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The Utility of the R-ABC in Assessing Risk for Autism Compared with the M-CHAT: An Exploratory Study
Sidni A. Justus; Jenny L. Singleton; Agata Rozga
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, v39 n4 p216-226 2024
Over the past 20+ years, researchers have worked toward identifying early behavioral predictors of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and developing observation-based screeners to supplement existing parent-report methods. This study is a follow-up, 3 to 8 years later, with parents/caregivers of 57 children previously enrolled in a U.S. university-based study evaluating early ASD-risk. The original study evaluated infants' (ages 15-35 months) ASD-risk through both observation-based and parent-report screeners. At follow-up, caregivers completed a phone interview inquiring about their child's developmental progress and diagnostic outcomes. Results indicated screener at-risk status agreement in infancy predicted only one of the four parent-reported ASD diagnoses at follow-up. Single instrument at-risk status aligned with two additional ASD diagnoses (one per screener), and both screeners missed one ASD diagnosis at follow-up. Results did not indicate significant added utility for the observation-based screener over the commonly used parent-report screener, suggesting that ASD behavioral markers may be hard to observe at early ages.
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Identification, Screening Tests, Toddlers, Parent Attitudes, Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis, Child Behavior, Evaluation Methods, At Risk Persons, Predictor Variables, Observation, Children
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Language: English
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