ERIC Number: EJ1206306
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Publication Date: 2019-Feb
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The Gestalt of Functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results of the International Conference to Develop Final Consensus International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core Sets
Bölte, Sven; Mahdi, Soheil; de Vries, Petrus J.; Granlund, Mats; Robison, John E.; Shulman, Cory; Swedo, Susan; Tonge, Bruce; Wong, Virginia; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie; Segerer, Wolfgang; Selb, Melissa
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v23 n2 p449-467 Feb 2019
Autism spectrum disorder is associated with diverse social, educational, and occupational challenges. To date, no standardized, internationally accepted tools exist to assess autism spectrum disorder-related functioning. World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health can serve as foundation for developing such tools. This study aimed to identify a comprehensive, a common brief, and three age-appropriate brief autism spectrum disorder Core Sets. Four international preparatory studies yielded in total 164 second-level International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health candidate categories. Based on this evidence, 20 international autism spectrum disorder experts applied an established iterative decision-making consensus process to select from the candidate categories the most relevant ones to constitute the autism spectrum disorder Core Sets. The consensus process generated 111 second-level International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health categories in the Comprehensive Core Set for autism spectrum disorder--one body structure, 20 body functions, 59 activities and participation categories, and 31 environmental factors. The Common Brief Core Set comprised 60 categories, while the age-appropriate core sets included 73 categories in the preschool version (0- to 5-year-old children), 81 in the school-age version (6- to 16-year-old children and adolescents), and 79 in the older adolescent and adult version (?17-year-old individuals). The autism spectrum disorder Core Sets mark a milestone toward the standardized assessment of autism spectrum disorder-related functioning in educational, administrative, clinical, and research settings.
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Conferences (Gatherings), Decision Making, Preschool Children, Children, Adolescents, Adults, Classification
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden (Stockholm)
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