Expediting clinician assessment in the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To investigate a novel observational rating protocol designed to expedite clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Method

Two hundred and forty patients referred to a tertiary autism center (median age 8y 9mo, range 2y 6mo-34y 8mo; 188 males, 52 females) were rated using an adaptation of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale, Second Edition (CARS-2) based exclusively on patient observation (CARS-2^obs ). Scores were compared to expert diagnosis of ASD, parent-reported Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition (SRS-2) and, in a selected subset of patients, the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2).

Results

CARS-2^obs distinguished patients with a clinical diagnosis of ASD from those with non-ASD neuropsychiat

SUBMITTER: Sanchez MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7540056 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature