Effects of Child Characteristics on the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised: Implications for Use of Scores as a Measure of ASD Severity
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The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) is commonly used to inform diagnoses of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Considering the time dedicated to using the ADI-R, it is of interest to expand the ways in which information obtained from this interview is used. The current study examines how algorithm totals reflecting past (ADI-Diagnostic) and current (ADI-Current) behaviors are influenced by child characteristics, such as demographics, behavioral problems and developmental level. Children with less language at the time of the interview had higher ADI-Diagnostic and ADI-Current. ADI-Diagnostic totals were also associated with age; parents of older children reported more severe past behaviors. Recommendations are provided regarding the use of the ADI-R as a measure of ASD severity, taking language and age into account.
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- Authors
- Hus, V., & Lord, C.
- Affiliations
- Cornell University (US)
- ORCID
- Lord, Catherine
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2012-06-23
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 371-381
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- PMC
- PMC3493749
- OpenAlex
- W2104132149
- Cited by
- 86
- References
- 39
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- FWCI
- 3.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Rutgers University Community Repository (Rutgers University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5rc1mh089721-02)
- National Institute of Mental Health (RC1 MH-089721, R01MH081873)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Keywords
- ADI-R, autism spectrum disorder, child characteristics, language proficiency levels, age effects, behavioral problems, developmental level, parent report
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Child, Child Behavior, Child Development, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Interview, Psychological, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Severity of Illness Index, Socioeconomic Factors
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