Measurement Issues: Screening and diagnostic instruments for autism spectrum disorders – lessons from research and practise

Charman, Tony; Gotham, Katherine

doi:10.1111/j.1475-3588.2012.00664.x

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Measurement Issues: Screening and diagnostic instruments for autism spectrum disorders – lessons from research and practise

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Charman, Tony, Gotham, Katherine·2013·Child and Adolescent Mental Health

DOI 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2012.00664.xPMC PMC3607539

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Background and Scope: Significant progress has been made over the past two decades in the development of screening and diagnostic instruments for autism spectrum disorders ( ASDs ). This article reviews this progress, including recent innovations, focussing on those instruments for which the strongest research data on validity exists, and then addresses issues arising from their use in clinical settings. Findings: Research studies have evaluated the ability of screens to prospectively identify cases of ASD in population‐based and clinically referred samples, as well as the accuracy of diagnostic instruments to map onto ‘gold standard’ clinical best estimate diagnosis. However, extension of the findings to clinical services must be done with caution, with a full understanding that instrument properties are sample‐specific. Furthermore, we are limited by the lack of a true test for ASD which remains a behaviourally defined disorder. In addition, screening and diagnostic instruments help clinicians least in the cases where they are most in want of direction, as their accuracy will always be lower for marginal cases. Conclusion: Instruments help clinicians to collect detailed, structured information and increase accuracy and reliability of referral for in‐depth assessment and recommendations for support, but further research is needed to refine their effective use in clinical settings.

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Although expert clinical judgement was previously believed to be more reliable than reliance on instrument scores alone for the diagnosis of ASD, more recent evidence suggests this may not be true at least in toddlers and preschool children.
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Autism
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Autism spectrum disorder
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Autism spectrum disorder: Consensus guidelines on assessment, treatment and research from the British Association for Psychopharmacology
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State of the field: Differentiating intellectual disability from autism spectrum disorder
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Exclusion of females in autism research: Empirical evidence for a “leaky” recruitment‐to‐research pipeline
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Evaluating Sex and Age Differences in ADI-R and ADOS Scores in a Large European Multi-site Sample of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Screening for autism spectrum disorders: state of the art in Europe
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Multi-modular AI Approach to Streamline Autism Diagnosis in Young Children
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Resting-state abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A meta-analysis
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The Scope and Nature of Reading Comprehension Impairments in School-Aged Children with Higher-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Measurement properties of screening and diagnostic tools for autism spectrum adults of mean normal intelligence: A systematic review
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The Screening Accuracy of the Parent and Teacher-Reported Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS): Comparison with the 3Di and ADOS
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Screening for Autism in Iranian Preschoolers: Contrasting M-CHAT and a Scale Developed in Iran
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Investigating the accuracy of a novel telehealth diagnostic approach for autism spectrum disorder.
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Identifying predictive features of autism spectrum disorders in a clinical sample of adolescents and adults using machine learning
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The objectivity of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) in naturalistic clinical settings
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A cross-cultural study of autistic traits across India, Japan and the UK
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Attitudes of the autism community to early autism research
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The prevalence and profile of autism in individuals born preterm: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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DSM-5 ASD Moves Forward into the Past
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Autism spectrum disorder and cognitive profile in children with Dravet syndrome: Delineation of a specific phenotype
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The influence of parental concern on the utility of autism diagnostic instruments
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National study of school psychologists’ use of evidence-based assessment in autism spectrum disorder
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Using Multilayer Fuzzy Cognitive Maps to diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Social brain activation during mentalizing in a large autism cohort: the Longitudinal European Autism Project
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Modelling gesture use and early language development in autism spectrum disorder
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Infants at risk for autism: a European perspective on current status, challenges and opportunities
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Social cognition and Reading comprehension in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders or typical development
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Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) Algorithms for Toddlers and Young Preschoolers: Application in a Non-US Sample of 1,104 Children
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Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Current Challenges and Future Global Directions
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The relation between text reading fluency and reading comprehension for students with autism spectrum disorders
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Translation and Usability of Autism Screening and Diagnostic Tools for Autism Spectrum Conditions in I ndia
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Individuals with FOXP1 syndrome present with a complex neurobehavioral profile with high rates of ADHD, anxiety, repetitive behaviors, and sensory symptoms
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How can clinicians detect and treat autism early? Methodological trends of technology use in research
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Operationalisation of the European Protocol for Autism Prevalence (EPAP) for Autism Spectrum Disorder Prevalence Measurement in Ireland
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Challenges and Inequalities of Opportunities in European Psychiatry Research
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Stratifying the autistic phenotype using electrophysiological indices of social perception
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Autism spectrum disorder
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Testing two screening instruments for autism spectrum disorder in <scp>UK</scp> community child health services
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Improving the Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Fragile X Syndrome by Adapting the Social Communication Questionnaire and the Social Responsiveness Scale-2
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Characterization of autism spectrum disorder and neurodevelopmental profiles in youth with XYY syndrome
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Validation of the Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers in an Italian Clinical Sample of Young Children With Autism and Other Developmental Disorders
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WhatDSM-5Could Mean to Children With Autism and Their Families
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Early identification and intervention in autism spectrum disorders: Some progress but not as much as we hoped
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Towards a Multivariate Biomarker-Based Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Review and Discussion of Recent Advancements
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The autism symptom interview, school‐age: A brief telephone interview to identify autism spectrum disorders in 5‐to‐12‐year‐old children
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Brief Report: “Quick and (not so) Dirty” Assessment of Change in Autism: Cross-Cultural Reliability of the Developmental Disabilities CGAS and the OSU Autism CGI
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The Toddler Autism Symptom Inventory: Use in diagnostic evaluations of toddlers
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Psychometric exploration of the RAADS-R with autistic adults: Implications for research and clinical practice
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Early Identification of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Age at diagnosis and diagnostic delay across attention-deficit hyperactivity and autism spectrums
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Psychometric properties of assessment instruments for autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review of Brazilian studies
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Child Autistic Traits, Food Selectivity, and Diet Quality: A Population-Based Study
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Diagnosing Autism in Adults with Intellectual Disability: Validation of the DiBAS-R in an Independent Sample
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Social behavioural adaptation in Autism
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Challenges on Diagnoses and Assessments Related to Autism Spectrum Disorder in Brazil: A Systematic Review
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Developmental pathways of language and social communication problems in 9–11 year olds: Unpicking the heterogeneity
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Signposting for diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder using the Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders (DISCO)
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Autism Diagnostic Assessments With Children, Adolescents, and Adults Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Professionals
Spain, D., Stewart, G. R., Mason, D., Robinson, J., Simone, J., Gillan, N., Ensum, I., & Happe, F. G. E. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.789449 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Clinical Characteristics of Developmentally Delayed Children based on Interdisciplinary Evaluation
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Implementing an early detection program for autism in primary healthcare: Screening, education of healthcare professionals, referrals for diagnostic evaluation, and early intervention
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A national study to investigate the clinical use of standardised instruments in autism spectrum disorder assessment of children and adults in Scotland
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Psychometric properties, factor structure and cross-cultural validity of the quantitative CHecklist for autism in toddlers (Q-CHAT) in an Italian community setting
Ruta, L., Arduino, G. M., Gagliano, A., Apicella, F., Leonardi, E., Famà, F. I., Chericoni, N., Costanzo, V., Turco, N., Tartarisco, G., et al. (2019) · Research in Autism · doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2019.04.004 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Review of Transition and Vocational Interventions for Youth and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Comparing growth in linguistic comprehension and reading comprehension in school‐aged children with autism versus typically developing children
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Authors: Charman, T., & Gotham, K.
Affiliations: University of London (GB)
University of Michigan (US)
ORCID: Charman, Tony
Gotham, Katherine
Venue: Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2012-04-04
Volume: 18
Issue: 1
Pages: 52-63
ISSN: 1475-357X (ISSN-L)
1475-3588
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2012.00664.x
PMC: PMC3607539
OpenAlex: W2015943070
Cited by: 185
References: 77
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 1
FWCI: 5.56
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: Child and Adolescent Mental Health (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders: Autism Speaks
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH066496, T32MH018921, F32MH066469)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD065277)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords: autism spectrum disorder, screening tool, diagnostic tools, assessment validity, diagnosis, marginal cases, clinical practice

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