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Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder
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Objective This study evaluated the potential impact of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Method The study focused on a sample of 933 participants evaluated during the DSM-IV field trial; 657 carried a clinical diagnosis of an ASD, and 276 were diagnosed with a non-autistic disorder. Sensitivity and specificity for proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria were evaluated using field trial symptom checklists as follows: individual field trial checklist items (e.g., nonverbal communication); checklist items grouped together as described by a single DSM-5 symptom (e.g., nonverbal and verbal communication); individual DSM-5 criterion (e.g., social-communicative impairment); and overall diagnostic criteria. Results When applying proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ASD, 60.6% (95% confidence interval: 57%-64%) of cases with a clinical diagnosis of an ASD met revised DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ASD. Overall specificity was high, with 94.9% (95% confidence interval: 92%-97%) of individuals accurately excluded from the spectrum. Sensitivity varied by diagnostic subgroup (autistic disorder = 0.76; Asperger's disorder = 0.25; pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified = 0.28) and cognitive ability (IQ < 70 = 0.70; IQ ≥ 70 = 0.46). Conclusions Proposed DSM-5 criteria could substantially alter the composition of the autism spectrum. Revised criteria improve specificity but exclude a substantial portion of cognitively able individuals and those with ASDs other than autistic disorder. A more stringent diagnostic rubric holds significant public health ramifications regarding service eligibility and compatibility of historical and future research.
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“and/or the RRB criterion domain (22%)”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Load-bearingStrength:plain· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passes- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“the proposed DSM-5 criteria accurately excluded 262 of 276 (94.9%; 95% CI: 92–97%) individuals.”
- Also stated in: § Discussion · boosted
“DSM-5 criteria, however, showed excellent specificity, accurately excluding 94.9% who did not receive a clinical diagnosis of ASD.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Load-bearingStrength:boosted· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passes- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
- Also stated in: § Discussion · boosted
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“Sensitivity varied by diagnostic subgroup (Autistic Disorder =.76; Asperger’s Disorder = .25; PDD-NOS = .28) and cognitive ability (IQ < 70 = .70; IQ ≥ 70 = .46).”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Abstract > Results
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passes- Rests on an assumption: The field trial checklist items chosen by the authors adequately represent the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“The proportion of individuals (274 of 393 cases, or 69.7%) with lower cognitive ability (i.e., IQ < 70) meeting DSM-5 criteria was significantly higher than the proportion of individuals (109 of 237 cases, or 46.0%) with higher cognitive ability (i.e., IQ ≥ 70) meeting DSM-5 criteria (X2(1)= 34.9, p < .001”
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“Individuals with intellectual disability were more likely than cognitively able individuals to meet DSM-5 criteria (69.7% and 46.0%, respectively).”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passes- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“Those meeting and failing to meet proposed DSM-5 ASD diagnostic criteria were comparable with respect to chronological age (M = 9.15, SD = 6.92; M = 9.14, SD = 6.85, respectively; t(654) = 0.02, p = .98)”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
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- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“Most individuals failing to meet the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria did so because of a failure to meet the social communication criterion (27%)”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Load-bearingStrength:plain· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passes- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“When applying proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ASD, 60.6% (95% confidence interval: 57–64%) of cases with a clinical diagnosis of an ASD met revised DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ASD.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Abstract > Results
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“Based on DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ASD, 398 of 657 clinically diagnosed cases (60.6%; 95% CI: 57–64%) met the proposed criteria for ASD”
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“This re-analysis indicated that, based on proposed DSM-5 criteria, 60.6% of individuals clinically diagnosed with an ASD in the field trial would continue to meet DSM-5 criteria”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
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- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“Overall specificity was high, with 94.9% (95% confidence interval: 92–97%) of individuals accurately excluded from the spectrum.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Abstract > Results
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“Based on DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ASD, 109 of 237 clinically diagnosed cases (46%) met the proposed criteria for ASD”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passes- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“Collapsing into a spectrum eliminates the possibility of validating subtypes of ASD.25,34,35”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Discussion
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- Could not verifycites [25] Ghanizadeh, 2011, Can retaining Asperger syndrome in DSM V help establish neurobiological endophenotypes?, J Autism Dev Disord sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The main text (p. 1) discusses interest in possible PDD subtypes and the potential value of studying endophenotypes. It does not say that collapsing diagnoses into a spectrum eliminates the possibility of validating ASD subtypes; a search for that proposition found no further passage in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.70)
- Not matchedcites [34] Baron-Cohen, 2009
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [35] Mandy, 2011, Toward specifying pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified, Autism Res source
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“If two of three social communication symptoms (instead of all three) were required, overall sensitivity would increase from .61 to .75 (specific sensitivity for Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, and PDD-NOS would be .84, .52, and .55, respectively), with a corresponding decrease in specificity from .95 to .85.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“Sensitivity varied by diagnostic subgroup (Autistic Disorder =.76; Asperger’s Disorder = .25; PDD-NOS = .28) and cognitive ability (IQ < 70 = .70; IQ ≥ 70 = .46).”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Abstract > Results
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The field trial checklist items chosen by the authors adequately represent the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“There were also significant discrepancies in cases meeting DSM-5 diagnostic criteria across clinical diagnoses (X2(2) = 138.3, p < .001); 341 of 450 (75.8%) of cases with a clinical diagnosis of Autistic Disorder, 12 of 48 (25%) of cases with Asperger’s Disorder, and 45 of 159 (28.3%) of cases with PDD-NOS or atypical autism met proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ASD.”
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“Individuals clinically diagnosed with Autistic Disorder were more likely to pass DSM-5 diagnostic threshold than those with Asperger’s Disorder or PDD-NOS (75.8%, 25.0%, and 28.3%, respectively).”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
- Also stated in: § Discussion · plain
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“if two social-communication criteria and zero RRB symptoms were required (corresponding to the most lenient requirements for PDD-NOS according to DSM-IV-TR criteria), sensitivity would increase from .61 to .94 (specific sensitivity for Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, and PDD-NOS would be .98, .88, and .81, respectively) with a corresponding decrease in specificity from .95 to .67.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“With a polythetic threshold for social-communication (two of three criteria) and requirement of one RRB symptom, sensitivity would increase from .61 to .91 (specific sensitivity for Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, and PDD-NOS would be .97, .77, and .77, respectively) with a corresponding decrease in specificity from .95 to .75.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“If zero RBB symptoms were required, sensitivity would increase from .61 to .72 (specific sensitivity for Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, and PDD-NOS would be .86, .38, and .42, respectively), with a corresponding decrease in specificity from .95 to .88.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“and sex ratio (60.4% of males and 63.2% of females met diagnostic criteria; X2(1)= .30, p = .59).”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Strength:plain· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✗ Load-bearing: fails✓ Based: passesProbably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“If one RRB symptom were required, sensitivity would increase from .61 to .71 (specific sensitivity for Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, and PDD-NOS would be .85, .31, and .40, respectively), with a corresponding decrease in specificity from .95 to .91.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“and/or the RRB criterion domain (29%)”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
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- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“If zero RBB symptoms were required, sensitivity would increase from .46 to .56 (specific sensitivity for Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, and PDD-NOS would be .79, .38, and .31, respectively), with a corresponding decrease in specificity from .98 to .95.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“If one RRB symptom were required, sensitivity would increase from .46 to .54 (specific sensitivity for Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, and PDD-NOS would be .79, .31, and .31, respectively), with a corresponding decrease in specificity from .98 to .96.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“If two of three social communication symptoms (instead of all three) were required, overall sensitivity would increase from .46 to .67 (specific sensitivity for Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, and PDD-NOS would be .81, .53, and .53, respectively), with a corresponding decrease in specificity from .98 to .93.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
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- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“all but 5% met the onset criterion.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Strength:plain· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes? Load-bearing: unclear✓ Based: passesThe quote only partly states this claim.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“Enacting this change and also lowering the RRB threshold to one symptom raised sensitivity to .91 but lowers specificity to .75.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Discussion
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“if two social-communication criteria and zero RRB symptoms were required (corresponding to the most lenient requirements for PDD-NOS according to DSM-IV-TR criteria), sensitivity would increase from .46 to .89 (specific sensitivity for Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, and PDD-NOS would be .99, .87, and .76, respectively) with a corresponding decrease in specificity from .98 to .74.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“There were also significant discrepancies in cases meeting DSM-5 diagnostic criteria across clinical diagnoses (X2(2) = 46.8, p < .001); 80 of 117 (68.4%) of cases with a clinical diagnosis of Autistic Disorder, 12 of 45 (26.7%) of cases with Asperger’s Disorder, and 17 of 75 (22.7%) of cases with PDD-NOS or atypical autism met proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ASD.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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“Most individuals failing to meet the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria did so because of a failure to meet the social communication criterion (42%)”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Load-bearingStrength:plain· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesThe quote only partly states this claim.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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In the paper
“With a polythetic threshold for social-communication (two of three criteria) and requirement of one RRB symptom, sensitivity would increase from .46 to .85 (specific sensitivity for Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, and PDD-NOS would be .97, .76, and .72, respectively) with a corresponding decrease in specificity from .98 to .82.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Results
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
A conclusion the paper draws from its own results — it cites no other source for it, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“A more stringent diagnostic rubric holds significant public health ramifications regarding service eligibility and compatibility of historical and future research.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Abstract > Conclusions
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The field trial checklist items chosen by the authors adequately represent the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The DSM-IV field trial sample is representative of the broader population of individuals with ASD and other developmental or psychiatric disorders.
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“Finally, as has been the case with previous revisions of the DSM, diagnoses issued according to current criteria would, in some cases, differ from those based on proposed criteria, reducing the comparability of future studies with prior research.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [27] Singh, 2009, Trends in US autism research funding, J Autism Dev Disord source
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“Clinical diagnosis demonstrated good overall sensitivity and specificity, being highly consistent with the ICD-10 criteria that were current at that time.30”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Method
What the sources say
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [30] Volkmar, 2005, Issues in the classification of autism and related conditions source
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
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“There was also strong inter-clinician agreement (kappa=.95) on whether or not individuals met clinical diagnosis for a PDD.31”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Method
What the sources say
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [31] Klin, 2000, Brief report: interrater reliability of clinical diagnosis and DSM-IV criteria for autistic disorder: results of the DSM-IV autism field trial, J Autism Dev Disord source
Strength:boosted· not yet calibratedCausal:correlational· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✗ Load-bearing: fails✓ Based: passesProbably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
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“Consistent with the skewed sex ratio characteristic of ASD, ASD and non-ASD groups differed in terms of gender ( X2(1)= 17.7, p < .001) but were comparable in terms of age (t (931) = .57, p > .05) and IQ ( X2(5) = 10.0, p > .05).”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Method
Strength:plain· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✗ Load-bearing: fails✓ Based: passesProbably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.
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In the paper
“This ostensible reduction in sensitivity is accompanied by very strong specificity, with nearly all individuals carrying non-ASD clinical diagnoses being accurately classified.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Discussion
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
A conclusion the paper draws from its own results — it cites no other source for it, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“Most cognitively able individuals and individuals diagnosed with Asperger’s Disorder and PDD-NOS would no longer meet criteria for an ASD.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Discussion
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
A conclusion the paper draws from its own results — it cites no other source for it, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“According to the proposed criteria, cognitively able individuals and those with ASDs other than Autistic Disorder would be less likely to receive a diagnosis on the autism spectrum.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Discussion
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
A conclusion the paper draws from its own results — it cites no other source for it, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“This reduced sensitivity is associated with stronger specificity, with nearly all individuals carrying non-ASD clinical diagnoses being accurately excluded from the spectrum.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Discussion
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
- Rests on an assumption: The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
In the paper
“A potential problem with SCD as written is that, like PDD-NOS in DSM-IV-TR, it is a loosely defined residual diagnosis and is potentially vulnerable to the same problems encountered with PDD-NOS, such as poor inter-rater agreement on diagnosis, limited insight into associated phenotypic characteristics (e.g., cognitive or neuropsychological function), and disagreement on precise symptom constell”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [35] Mandy, 2011, Toward specifying pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified, Autism Res source
Strength:hedged· not yet calibratedCausal:correlational· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✗ Load-bearing: fails✓ Based: passesProbably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.
A conclusion the paper draws from its own results — it cites no other source for it, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“The descriptor of “early childhood” proposed in DSM-5, because it is more vague, may include a wider range of children whose difficulties manifest after age three.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Discussion
Strength:hedged· not yet calibratedCausal:conditional· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✗ Checkable: fails✗ Load-bearing: fails✓ Based: passesProbably not a substantial claim. It may be too vague to check against evidence. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.
A conclusion the paper draws from its own results — it cites no other source for it, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“with DSM-5 ASD offering 11 combinations of criteria and DSM-IV Autistic Disorder offering 2,027 combinations.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Discussion
Load-bearingStrength:plain· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
A conclusion the paper draws from its own results — it cites no other source for it, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“These changes could exert detrimental effects on service eligibility and the ability of researchers to integrate information from autism research to-date with that conducted under the proposed criteria.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Discussion
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✗ Checkable: fails✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesProbably not a substantial claim. It may be too vague to check against evidence. It may state two separate claims as one.
What the paper did — it cites no source for this, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“Our sample of convenience was based specifically on referral for differential diagnosis of ASD and related disorders and was skewed towards individuals with ASD.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Discussion
Load-bearingStrength:plain· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
A conclusion the paper draws from its own results — it cites no other source for it, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“it is likely that a number of individuals failing to meet DSM-5 criteria for ASD will meet criteria for SCD.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Discussion
Strength:hedged· not yet calibratedCausal:correlational· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✗ Checkable: fails✗ Load-bearing: fails✗ Based: failsProbably not a substantial claim. It may be too vague to check against evidence. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. The paper may give no reason why it holds.
In the paper
“These issues could lead to a considerable loss of information given the quantity of research conducted using the current diagnostic system.6”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [6] Ghaziuddin, 2010, Should the DSM V drop Asperger syndrome?, J Autism Dev Disord source
Strength:hedged· not yet calibratedCausal:conditional· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✗ Checkable: fails✗ Load-bearing: fails✓ Based: passesProbably not a substantial claim. It may be too vague to check against evidence. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
In the paper
“Elimination of diagnostic subcategories may be harmful to those who have found a diagnosis important in terms of service acquisition or self-directed insight.26”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [26] Kaland, 2011, Brief report: Should Asperger syndrome be excluded from the forthcoming DSM-V?, Res Autism Spect Disord source
Strength:hedged· not yet calibratedCausal:conditional· not yet calibratedTests✓ Asserted: passes✗ Checkable: fails✗ Load-bearing: fails✓ Based: passesProbably not a substantial claim. It may be too vague to check against evidence. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
A conclusion the paper draws from its own results — it cites no other source for it, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“Another obvious challenge of the proposed diagnostic taxon is incompatibility with ICD-10 criteria (and possibly criteria for ICD-11, currently in preparation), rendering it unreliable in future work to compare studies conducted outside of the US with those conducted according to the APA’s standards.”
§ Sensitivity and specificity of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder Running Head: DSM-5 ASD > Discussion
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passesIt may state two separate claims as one.
The paper relies on this without support.
The field trial checklist items chosen by the authors adequately represent the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
“we developed an algorithm using individual items from this symptom set to correspond to the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ASD”
“each author independently selected items from the checklist to correspond to DSM-5 criteria, and all authors met as a group to develop a consensus algorithm”
The paper relies on this without support.
The DSM-IV field trial sample is representative of the broader population of individuals with ASD and other developmental or psychiatric disorders.
“This re-analysis focused on 933 cases, omitting individuals diagnosed with non-autistic PDDs (Rett’s Disorder, n=13; Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, n=16), as well as individuals missing data required for the present analyses (n=15).”
The paper relies on this without support.
The clinical diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-IV field trial is a valid reference standard for evaluating the proposed DSM-5 criteria.
“we contrasted 657 who had been clinically diagnosed with an ASD and a comparison sample of 276 individuals who received a clinical diagnosis not on the autism spectrum.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The algorithm created from the 61 field trial checklist items adequately represents the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
“From 61 individual checklist items rated by these field trial evaluators, we created an algorithm analogous to proposed DSM-5 criteria”
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
The source backs part of the claim, not all of it — or backs it for a different population, condition or comparison.
In the citing paper
“the DSM-5 committee decided not to intentionally tighten the criteria in order to decrease prevalence, even though this has been claimed (McPartland et al. 2012).”
From Recent Advances in Autism Research as Reflected in DSM-5 Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (2015) · cites this paper as McPartland et al. 2012
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe source backs part of the claim, not all of it — or backs it for a different population, condition or comparison.
In the citing paper
“Overall DSM 5 ASD was reported to have high specificity but there is variability in specificity when it comes to different diagnostic subgroups [15].”
From Comparison of the diagnostic criteria for Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD): A study from North India (2021) · cites this paper as [15]
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe source backs part of the claim, not all of it — or backs it for a different population, condition or comparison.
In the citing paper
“Studies that used more limited datasets, such as the DSM-IV checklist or the ADDM reviews of existing reports (Maenner et al. 2014, McPartland et al. 2012), found less evidence of repetitive behaviors in children with PDD-NOS, which suggests that it is very important that clinicians collect adequate information about these behaviors.”
From Recent Advances in Autism Research as Reflected in DSM-5 Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (2015) · cites this paper as McPartland et al. 2012
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe cited source says what the claim attributes to it.
In the citing paper
“Nearly 80% of the latter two groups appeared likely to lose their diagnostic label and thus potential eligibility for services (McPartland et al. 2012).”
From The Diagnosis of Autism: From Kanner to DSM-III to DSM-5 and Beyond (2021) · cites this paper as McPartland et al. 2012
The cited source says what the claim attributes to it.
In the citing paper
“This study was quickly followed by a study from McPartland and colleagues (McPartland et al. 2012) that reported results of a data reanalysis of cases from the DSM-IV field trial and reported dramatically reduced diagnostic rates not only in cases with clinical diagnoses of autism, but particularly in those with previous diagnoses of Asperger’s and PDD-NOS.”
From The Diagnosis of Autism: From Kanner to DSM-III to DSM-5 and Beyond (2021) · cites this paper as McPartland et al. 2012
The cited source says what the claim attributes to it.
In the citing paper
“with similar core symptom presentations across the categorical diagnoses [12-16]”
From DSM-5 and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs): an opportunity for identifying ASD subtypes (2013) · cites this paper as [16]
The cited source says what the claim attributes to it.
In the citing paper
“For the children with high functioning Autism and Asperger's syndrome, this, in turn, has a major impact as they might have received the diagnosis as per DSM-IV-TR or ICD 10 (DCR-10)[15] but they may be at risk of losing a diagnostic label.”
The check wasn’t confident either way, so it gives no verdict — never disputed.
In the citing paper
“Additionally, many studies have used the clinical records as the information source and not the clinical interview [15,16,18,23,28]”
From Comparison of the diagnostic criteria for Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD): A study from North India (2021) · cites this paper as [15]
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn the citing paper
“There are studies to support that these diagnoses do not translate directly to an ASD diagnosis on DSM-5 [1, 91].”
From Gut microbiota changes in children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review (2020) · cites this paper as [91]
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Every reported test result, recomputed from its test statistic and degrees of freedom. A result shows as not adding up only once an independent check has confirmed it.
- Consistentχ²(1) = 17.7reported p < .001 · recomputed p < .001
“X2(1)= 17.7, p < .001”
- Consistentt(931) = 0.57reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .569
“t (931) = .57, p > .05”
- Consistentχ²(5) = 10reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .075
“X2(5) = 10.0, p > .05”
- Consistentχ²(1) = 34.9reported p < .001 · recomputed p < .001
“X2(1)= 34.9, p < .001”
- Consistentχ²(2) = 138.3reported p < .001 · recomputed p < .001
“X2(2) = 138.3, p < .001”
- Consistentt(654) = 0.02reported p = .98 · recomputed p = .984
“t(654) = 0.02, p = .98”
- Consistentχ²(1) = 0.3reported p = .59 · recomputed p = .584
“X2(1)= .30, p = .59”
- Consistentχ²(2) = 46.8reported p < .001 · recomputed p < .001
“X2(2) = 46.8, p < .001”
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Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
Each contradiction between two passages listed here was confirmed by an independent check.
Sample size is stated as 977 and 933 in different parts of the paper
MinorThe abstract/method summary says the study sample was 977 participants, but the detailed Method states the re-analysis focused on 933 cases after exclusions. Both cannot describe the same analyzed sample without clarification.
“This study focused on a sample of 977 participants evaluated during the DSM-IV field trial; 657 carried a clinical diagnosis of an ASD, and 276 were diagnosed with a non-autistic disorder.”
“This re-analysis focused on 933 cases, omitting individuals diagnosed with non-autistic PDDs (Rett’s Disorder, n=13; Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, n=16), as well as individuals missing data required for the present analyses (n=15).”
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Autism Severity and Comorbid Symptoms in Children with ASD
Jang, J. (2014) · Louisiana State University · doi:10.31390/gradschool_theses.543 · Cited by 1
“Researchers reported that 3047% of individuals diagnosed based on the DSM-IV-TR criteria would lose their ASD diagnosis with the DSM-5 changes (McPartland et al., 2012; Matson, Belva, Horovitz, Kozlowksi, & Bamburg, 2012; Turygin, Matson, Adams, & Belva, 2013; Worley & Matson, 2012).”
BackgroundSheffield, K. (2014) · Louisiana State University · doi:10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.3219 · Cited by 1
Sipes, M. (2013) · doi:10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.470 · Cited by 1
“One final study by McPartland, Reichow, and Volkmar (2012) found high specificity for DSM-5 criteria but lower sensitivity, especially for diagnoses such as AS.”
BackgroundPerceived Barriers to Autism Spectrum Disorder Services
Williams, L. W. (2016) · Louisiana State University · doi:10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.4431 · Cited by 1
“…due to the introduction of more stringent criteria that would likely exclude many who met DSM-IV-TR criteria for PDD-NOS, Asperger’s Disorder, or ASD without concurrent ID (Frazier et al., 2012; Matson, Belva, et al., 2012; Mattila et al., 2011; McPartland et al., 2012; Worley & Matson, 2012).”
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DSM-5 and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Smith, I. C. (2021) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_102158 · Cited by 1
Developmental, Dimensional and Diagnostic Interview (3Di)
Tjaarda, I. C., Skuse, D., & Greaves‐Lord, K. (2020) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102415-1 · Cited by 1
DSM-5 and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Smith, I. C. (2017) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102158-1 · Cited by 1
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The role of maternal age in the aetiology of autism using population based studies
Sandin, S. (2014) · UPT. Syiah Kuala University Library (Syiah Kuala University)
Dobson, L. A. (2014) · UST Research Online (University of St. Thomas - Minnesota)
Adolescent Mental Health and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
Sharp, S. (2014) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-7497-6_3
Fontani, S. (2014) · Ricerche di pedagogia e didattica · doi:10.6092/issn.1970-2221/4624
“The subsequent redefinition of the criteria allowed the definition of a cognitive profile and social disorder described by Wing and Gould, with the introduction of the concept of the Autistic Triad (1979). The concept is due to Kanner’s observations according to which children have a disorder of affective contact high…”
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“…‘‘DSM-5 Conceptualization of Autistic Disorders,’’ (Skuse 2012) the ‘‘Commentary from the DSM-V Workgroup on Neurodevelopmental Disorders’’ (Swedo et al. 2012) and the study on the ‘‘Sensitivity and Specificity of Proposed DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for Autistic Spectrum,’’ (McPartland et al. 2012).”
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) : a study of its clinical profile and parenting stress in Hong Kong
Wing-yee, R. L. (2014) · The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong) · doi:10.5353/th_b5435548
“However, it is possible that such stringent criteria will alter the composition of the autism spectrum (McPartland et al., 2012).”
BackgroundAutism in Transition from High School to College
Bledsoe, S. G. (2014) · Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Peer Reviewed Title: On The Spectrum: Autistics, Functioning, and Care
Matthew, J. A. D. (2014)
Implications of ICD and DSM on Screening, Diagnosis, and Monitoring
Carrington, S. J. (2016) · Autism and child psychopathology series · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-27171-2_7
Pediatric Speech and Language Disorders in the Context of Evidence-Based Taxonomies
Zhukova, M., Kornilov, S. A., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2016) · Psychiatric Annals · doi:10.3928/00485713-20151125-01
Eine Übersicht zum aktuellen Forschungsstand und zum verhaltenstherapeutischen Behandlungsvorgehen
Kamp‐Becker, I., & Quaschner, K. (2015)
Should early intervention in autism be provided?
Foreman, D. M. (2016) · BJPsych Advances · doi:10.1192/apt.22.3.147
Costis, P. A. (2016) · W&M Publish (College of William & Mary) · doi:10.21220/w4201b
“…showed that, although specificity of DSM-5 criteria was high (McPartland, Reichow, & Volkmar, 2012), sensitivity varied by subgroup (Beighley, & Matson, 2014; Frazier et al., 2012; Matson, Hattier, & Williams, 2012; Matson, Kozlowski, Hattier, Horovitz, & Sipes, 2012; McPartland et al., 2012).”
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DSM -5: Continuing the Conversation
Reichow, B., Carpenter, L. A., Filipek, P. A., & Haworth, S. M. (2013)
Self-citationBennett, D. D. (2014) · CSUN ScholarWorks (California State University, Northridge)
Smith, L. (2015) · Open University of Cape Town (University of Cape Town)
Conducting Diagnostic Screening and Assessment
Matson, J. L., Beighley, J. S., Williams, L. W., & May, A. C. (2014) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/med:psych/9780199941575.003.0001
Romanczyk, R. G. (2016) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-40904-7_1
Congenital-Infantile Fibro sarcoma of Hand – A Case Report
Koirala, D. P. (2016) · Academic Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatology · doi:10.19080/ajpn.2016.01.555560
McGarry, C. (2013) · QSpace (Queen's University Library)
Villagomez, A. N. (2019) · Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) · doi:10.17615/avqx-3h48
Examining the cross-cultural validity of three early autism screening instruments
McDonough, J. D. (2015)
Change in developmental quotient in toddlers assessed for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Williams, L. W. (2013) · Louisiana State University · doi:10.31390/gradschool_theses.4274
Kozlowski, A. M. (2013) · Louisiana State University · doi:10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.641
The Baby and Infant Screen for Children with Autism Traits: A DSM-5 Update
Konst, M. J. (2015) · Louisiana State University · doi:10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.144
Factor Analysis and Cut-Off Scores for the Autism Spectrum Disorders-Observation for Children
Hattier, M. A. (2014) · Louisiana State University · doi:10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.1200
“…that have been made to ASD diagnostic criteria with recent the publication of the DSM- 50 5 (Frazier et al., 2011; Matson, Kozlowski, et al., 2012; McPartland et al., 2012), it will be beneficial to have a measure which can also correspond to this new set of criteria to aid in an easy…”
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“With the diagnostic changes, researchers have found up to 40% of individuals with a DSM-IV-TR ASD diagnosis will no longer meet criteria (Frazier et al., 2012; Matson, Belva, et al., 2012; Matson, Kozlowski, et al., 2012; Mattila et al., 2011; McPartland et al., 2012; Worley & Matson, 2012).”
MethodAutism spectrum disorder: forensic aspects and sentencing considerations
Robertson, C. E. (2017) · Figshare
Ontario physicians' perceived competency when providing care for individuals with ASD
Golnaz, G. (2017) · Lu Zone Ul (Laurentian University)
The Spectrum of Inclusive Practice for Pupils with Autism Attending Mainstream Primary Schools
Mcelroy, C. (2019) · Arrow@dit (Dublin Institute of Technology)
Evidence-Based Treatments for Comorbid Autism Spectrum Disorders
Štětinová, K., Lemay, M. S., Bird, M. O., & Rieske, R. D. (2019) · Autism and child psychopathology series · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20843-1_47
Desnoyer, B. J. (2020) · Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno) · doi:10.34917/16076260
A Closer Look at Supporting Elementary Students With Autism in School
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Core dimensions of autism spectrum disorders
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Metadata
- Authors
- McPartland, J. C., Reichow, B., & Volkmar, F. R.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- Corresponding author
- McPartland, James C.
- Venue
- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-04
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 368-383
- ISSN
- 0890-8567 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3424065
- OpenAlex
- W2024803279
- Cited by
- 476
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 28 · 2018: 36 · 2017: 26 · 2016: 40 · 2015: 39 · 2014: 72 · 2013: 79 · 2012: 36
- FWCI
- 36.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (K23MH086785, P50MH081756)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P50HD003008, P01HD003008)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, sensitivity and specificity, autistic disorder, Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified, nonverbal communication, cognitive ability, diagnostic criteria revision
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Child, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diagnosis, Differential, Disability Evaluation, Eligibility Determination, Humans, Mental Health Services, Sensitivity and Specificity, United States, Incidence, Asperger Syndrome, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Checklist
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