Measuring Developmental Delays: Comparison of Parent Report and Direct Testing

CONCLUSION: The high convergent validity found in this study suggests that the DP-4 provides a suitable proxy for direct developmental testing using the MSEL in the context of telehealth evaluations for ASD in young children, delivering a good estimate of both developmental functioning and presence of delays.TRIAL REGISTRATION: Data were obtained from registered clinical trial NCT05047224, date of registration 2021-09-07.PMID:38407697 | DOI:10.1007/s10803-024-06292-8

Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - February 26, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sally Ozonoff Devon Gangi Laura Corona Tori Foster Monique Moore Hill Makayla Honaker Shyeena Maqbool Rachel Ni Amy Nicholson Chandni Parikh Caitlin Stone Anna Kathleen Spitler Amy Swanson Alison Vehorn Liliana Wagner Amy Weitlauf Zachary Warren Source Type: research