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Diagnostic Dilemmas in Developmental Disabilities: Fuzzy Margins at the Edges of Normality. An Essay Prompted by Thomas Sowell's New Book: The Einstein Syndrome.
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Rapin, Isabelle – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2002
A reaction to Sowell's book raises issues about behaviorally based diagnoses, stressing that developmental disorders are behaviorally defined dimensions along a continuum with no crisp partition between normalcy and disorders. It sees developmental disorders as usually the expression of extremely complex, multigenic influences on brain…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Clinical Diagnosis, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Identification
The Path to Care in Autism: Is It Better Now?
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Smith, Beryl; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1994
A survey of 128 British families of children with autism found progress over the last decade in the shorter time for referral to specialists, younger age at diagnosis, and younger age at receipt of special education services. Difficulties remain in obtaining initial professional advice and support, correct diagnosis, and appropriate help in the…
Descriptors: Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Early Intervention
The Assessment of Autistic Children: A Selective Review of Available Instruments.
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Parks, Susan L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1983
The review examines five measures designed to assess autistic symptomatology: Rimland's Diagnostic Checklist for Behavior-Disturbed Children, the Behavior Rating Instrument for Autistic and Atypical Children, the Behavior Observation Scale for Autism, the Childhood Autism Rating Scale, and the Autism Behavior Checklist. Available studies of…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Clinical Diagnosis
Review of the Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale.
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Goldstein, Sam – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2002
The reliability, validity, and clinical utility of the Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale in the diagnosis of pervasive developmental disorders are reviewed. While the measure holds promise as a research tool, there appears little evidence that it can distinguish among the variety of types of pervasive developmental disorders, or diagnose Asperger…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Behavior Rating Scales, Classification
Signal Detection Analysis of Items from the Autism Behavior Checklist. Brief Report.
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Oswald, Donald P.; Volkmar, Fred R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
Autism Behavior Checklists were completed for 52 autistic individuals (ages 2-31) and 62 nonautistic individuals, and data were analyzed using signal detection methodology. A single item (looks "through" people) combined with one of five other items discriminated as well as the sum scores, and further combinations did not improve…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists
A Comparison and Evaluation of Three Commonly Used Autism Scales.
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Sevin, Jay A.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
This study, involving 24 children or adolescents with pervasive developmental disorders, assessed 3 autism scales: Autism Behavior Checklist, Real Life Rating Scale, and Childhood Autism Rating Scale. The study analyzed interrater reliability, correlations between pairs of the three scales, diagnostic classification cutoff scores, and…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Educational Diagnosis
A Closer Look at the Autism Behavior Checklist: Discriminant Validity and Factor Structure.
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Wadden, Norma P. K.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
The Autism Behavior Checklist was completed for 67 autistic and 56 mentally retarded and learning-disabled children (ages 6-15). The checklist was effective in classifying children when using either the full scale or only the more highly weighted items. Results did not support a single unidimensional scale or subdividing the checklist into five…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Classification