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Autistic Spectrum Conditions
Published in Cathy Laver-Bradbury, Margaret J.J. Thompson, Christopher Gale, Christine M. Hooper, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2021
There are many screening instruments including: Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (CHAT), designed for GPs and health visitors, a quickly administered questionnaire to screen for autistic traits at very young ages during routine clinic visits. Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ), a brief structured list of statements, rated true or false. A score is calculated estimating the likelihood of positive diagnosis.Childhood Autism Screening Tool (CAST), similar to the above.
Treat the Whole, Not the Parts*
Published in Elizabeth B. Torres, Caroline Whyatt, Autism, 2017
Elizabeth B. Torres, Caroline Whyatt
It was at his 9-month visit to our pediatrician for a routine wellness checkup that we were first alerted to the fact that Daniel may face challenges. During this visit, we completed the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT)—a particularly memorable and, in hindsight, pertinent moment in our journey. Focusing on the task at hand, we were perplexed to notice that Daniel did not fit neatly into the check boxes provided. When marking the presence or absence of behaviors in Daniel, we quickly realized that we needed to improvise by drawing a crude third column (“sometimes,” “not always,” “maybe”). Not knowing that this was screening for the key symptomatology of autism, we did know that Daniel did not fit our understanding of the “commercialized version” as seen in popular movies such as Rain Man. He displayed a clear attachment to both parents and grandparents, was highly affectionate and engaged in a social smile, and displayed no obvious repeated behaviors or rocking. We were unaware of what autism could look like in what people loosely call “high-functioning” individuals, and so we never considered that our son may go on to later receive a diagnosis. This ambiguity also posed a problem for the pediatrician and specialists that we would later work with. Daniel would “flirt” and smile with those evaluating him, engaging in social behaviors such as peekaboo—yet these overt skills masked a level of awkwardness that would not be overly apparent until his later years.
The Campaign Against MMR
Published in Michael Fitzpatrick, Mmr And Autism, 2004
In his ‘expert group presentation’ to the Scottish Executive inquiry and in a ‘Q&A’ statement published on the Internet, Dr Aitken has indicated his support for the main themes of the anti-MMR campaign (Aitken 2001a, 2001b). These include his belief that the increase in autism is real (rather than a result of improved recognition and wider case definition) and that there has been a particular increase in cases of ‘regressive autism’. To support this view he uses the results of a study investigating the potential of the ‘checklist for autism in toddlers’ (CHAT) as a screening tool for the early identification of autism as though this provides reliable data on rates of diagnosis and regression, which it does not (Baird et al 2000).
Efficacy of a Telehealth Parent Training Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Rural versus Urban Areas
Published in Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2022
Angela V. Dahiya, Lisa Ruble, Grace Kuravackel, Angela Scarpa
Participants were recruited through various methods, including flyers posted at the two university sites and support group websites. Eligibility criteria included the following: (a) the child’s age must be between 3 to 12 years; (b) the child must have a DSM-IV or DSM-5 diagnosis of ASD verified by the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 2nd Edition (ADOS-2; Lord et al., 2012); (c) the child must be receiving special education services under the eligibility category of ASD; and (d) the child must be experiencing at least one of the following target problem behaviors: noncompliance, aggression/tantrums, escape behaviors, rigid behaviors, or inappropriate social initiations. Additionally, the participants agreed to the following: random assignment to a condition, audiotaped sessions, commitment to activities related to the condition, and no plans to relocate during the timeframe of the study. Parents and their children completed a screening process which include the completion of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT; Robins et al., 2001) or Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ; Rutter et al., 2003), in which the M-CHAT was administered for children less than 4 years of age and the SCQ was administered for children 4 years of age or older. This screener was followed up by an intake appointment to confirm a diagnosis of ASD, pending the child’s eligibility based on either of the screening measures. Informed consent was obtained from all participants included in the study.
Comparison of tidos with m-chat for screening autism spectrum disorder
Published in Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2018
Seda Topçu, Betül Ulukol, Özgür Öner, Filiz Şimşek Orhon, Sevgi Başkan
There are many developmental screening tools available to practitioners [8]. Those screening tests are appropriate for young children with ASD who had language and cognitive delays. However, those became problematic for children with other developmental problems and are associated with high false-positive screening results. Parent-report tools often have the advantage of being easy, inexpensive, and practical in the office setting. Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) is one of those parent-report tools and widely used internationally for screening ASD. It was firstly modified from Checklist for Autism in Toddlers in 2001 [9] and revised with additional follow-up test in 2014 [10]. However, M-CHAT has high false-positive screening results for screening ASD and it leads to increase the concerns of the parents. In different countries, by the validation of M-CHAT, the outcomes for the M-CHAT for screening ASD were reported; Baduel et al. [11] from France and Yıkgeç [12] from Turkey reported that the use of as a screening tool of M-CHAT for ASD was not appropriate because of the high false-positive results of the test.