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Screening for Autism with the SRS and SCQ: Variations across Demographic, Developmental and Behavioral Factors in Preschool Children
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Moody, Eric J.; Reyes, Nuri; Ledbetter, Caroline; Wiggins, Lisa; DiGuiseppi, Carolyn; Alexander, Amira; Jackson, Shardel; Lee, Li-Ching; Levy, Susan E.; Rosenberg, Steven A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
The Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) and the Social Responsiveness Scales (SRS) are commonly used screeners for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Data from the Study to Explore Early Development were used to examine variations in the performance of these instruments by child characteristics and family demographics. For both instruments,…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Preschool Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Homogeneous Subgroups of Young Children with Autism Improve Phenotypic Characterization in the Study to Explore Early Development
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Wiggins, Lisa D.; Tian, Lin H.; Levy, Susan E.; Rice, Catherine; Lee, Li-Ching; Schieve, Laura; Pandey, Juhi; Daniels, Julie; Blaskey, Lisa; Hepburn, Susan; Landa, Rebecca; Edmondson-Pretzel, Rebecca; Thompson, William – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
The objective of this study was to identify homogenous classes of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to improve phenotypic characterization. Children were enrolled in the Study to Explore Early Development between 2 and 5 years of age. 707 children were classified with ASD after a comprehensive evaluation with strict diagnostic…
Descriptors: Young Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Homogeneous Grouping
Frequency and Pattern of Documented Diagnostic Features and the Age of Autism Identification
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Maenner, Matthew J.; Schieve, Laura A.; Rice, Catherine E.; Cunniff, Christopher; Giarelli, Ellen; Kirby, Russell S.; Lee, Li-Ching; Nicholas, Joyce S.; Wingate, Martha S.; Durkin, Maureen S. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2013
Objective: The "DSM-IV-TR" specifies 12 behavioral features that can occur in hundreds of possible combinations to meet diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This paper describes the frequency and variability with which the 12 behavioral features are documented in a population-based cohort of 8-year-old children under…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Autism, Nonverbal Communication, Play
Timing of Identification among Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: Findings from a Population-Based Surveillance Study
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Shattuck, Paul T.; Durkin, Maureen; Maenner, Matthew; Newschaffer, Craig; Mandell, David S.; Wiggins, Lisa; Lee, Li-Ching; Rice, Catherine; Giarelli, Ellen; Kirby, Russell; Baio, Jon; Pinto-Martin, Jennifer; Cuniff, Christopher – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2009
Analysis of the data from Center for Disease Control's autism surveillance program found that the median age of identification of children with autism is 5.7 years. Being male, having an IQ of 70 or lower, and having developmental regression are the factors linked to a younger age of identification. There is a need for research, innovation, and…
Descriptors: Autism, Disability Identification, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Age Differences
Performance of the Social Communication Questionnaire in Children Receiving Preschool Special Education Services
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Lee, Li-Ching; David, Angeline B.; Rusyniak, Julie; Landa, Rebecca; Newschaffer, Craig J. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2007
To assess the performance of the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) in identifying children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), this study screened 268 children identified as receiving preschool special education services. Parent-reported ASD diagnosis, education department recorded autism special education classification, ADI-R autism,…
Descriptors: Special Education, Preschool Education, Questionnaires, Pervasive Developmental Disorders