Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Profiles of Children Who Are Missed

Conclusion: Children with ASD missed by screeners had higher scores on developmental testing and lower scores on the ADOS-2; however, children still performed below average on developmental tests. Our findings suggest that a combined screening approach was most effective for identifying children with ASD from a sample group referred for an ASD evaluation.
Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - Category: Child Development Tags: Original Article Source Type: research