Autism in Preschoolers: Does Individual Clinician’s First Visit Diagnosis Agree with Final Comprehensive Diagnosis?
Joint Authors
Gillberg, Christopher
Westman Andersson, Gunilla
Miniscalco, Carmela
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Comprehensive clinical diagnosis based on all available information is considered the “gold standard” in autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
We examined agreement across independent assessments (clinical judgment) of 34 young children (age 24–46 months) with suspected ASD, assessed by a multidisciplinary team, and final comprehensive clinical diagnosis.
Agreement across settings and between each clinician’s assessment and final diagnosis was moderate.
The poorest fit was found at assessment in connection with psychological evaluation and the best with preschool observation and parent interview.
Some individual clinicians had good and others had poor fit with final diagnosis.
Disagreement across assessments was pronounced for girls.
The findings suggest that multidisciplinary assessments remain important and that comprehensive clinical diagnosis should still be regarded as the gold standard in ASD.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Westman Andersson, Gunilla& Miniscalco, Carmela& Gillberg, Christopher. 2013. Autism in Preschoolers: Does Individual Clinician’s First Visit Diagnosis Agree with Final Comprehensive Diagnosis?. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Westman Andersson, Gunilla…[et al.]. Autism in Preschoolers: Does Individual Clinician’s First Visit Diagnosis Agree with Final Comprehensive Diagnosis?. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Westman Andersson, Gunilla& Miniscalco, Carmela& Gillberg, Christopher. Autism in Preschoolers: Does Individual Clinician’s First Visit Diagnosis Agree with Final Comprehensive Diagnosis?. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033221
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1033221