Functioning and disability in autism spectrum disorder: A worldwide survey of experts.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study is the second of four to prepare International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF; and Children and Youth version, ICF(-CY)) Core Sets for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).The objective of this study was to survey the opinions and experiences of international experts on functioning and disability in ASD.

Methods

Using a protocol stipulated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and monitored by the ICF Research Branch, an email-based questionnaire was circulated worldwide among ASD experts, and meaningful functional ability and disability concepts were extracted from their responses. These concepts were then linked to the ICF(-CY) by two independent researchers using a standardized linking procedure.

Results

N = 225 experts fr

SUBMITTER: de Schipper E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5064728 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature