Brief report: Agreement between parents and day-care professionals on early symptoms associated with autism spectrum disorders

Larsen, Kenneth; Aasland, Astrid; Diseth, Trond H.

doi:10.1007/s10803-017-3355-2

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Brief report: Agreement between parents and day-care professionals on early symptoms associated with autism spectrum disorders

Larsen, Kenneth, Aasland, Astrid, Diseth, Trond H.·2018·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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Early identification of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) has the potential to elicit effective early intervention, improving children's level of functioning and developmental trajectories as well as reducing parental stress. Multiple sources of information, including several informants may facilitate early identification. This study examined the agreement between parents and day-care professionals on how they retrospectively recall early symptoms associated with ASD. In this study, we found fair to excellent agreement on early symptoms between parents and day-care professionals. The finding indicates that day-care centres may be a supplementary area for early identification of ASD. More research is needed to explore day-care centers possible role in this early identification.

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In Norway studies, results indicate high agreement between caregivers and teachers on a short observation list, but insufficient properties (high false positive rate) to be independently used in childcare centers to identify autism.
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Authors: Larsen, K., Aasland, A., & Diseth, T. H.
Affiliations: Oslo University Hospital (NO)
Corresponding author: Larsen, Kenneth
ORCID: Larsen, Kenneth
Aasland, Astrid
Diseth, Trond H.
Venue: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2017-10-30
Volume: 48
Issue: 4
Pages: 1063-1068
ISSN: 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
1573-3432
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3355-2
OpenAlex: W2767138729
Cited by: 17
References: 28
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3
FWCI: 0.92
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (unspecified)
Locations: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Keywords: autism spectrum disorder, early detection, early symptoms, retrospective recall, early intervention, daycare centers
MeSH terms: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Allied Health Personnel, Child, Child Day Care Centers, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Parents, Retrospective Studies, Case-Control Studies, Dissent and Disputes, Early Diagnosis

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