Clinical correlates of diagnostic certainty in children and youths with Autistic Disorder

ConclusionSome ADOS items may better capture the signs that are most associated with clinicians ’ implicit knowledge of Autistic Disorder. If replicated in future studies, new diagnostic instruments with differentiated weighting of signs may be needed to better reflect this, possibly resulting in better specificity in standardized assessments.
Source: Molecular Autism - Category: Molecular Biology Source Type: research