| Title: |
The Toddler Autism Symptom Inventory: Use in Diagnostic Evaluations of Toddlers |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Coulter, Kirsty L. (ORCID 0000-0003-0231-2908); Barton, Marianne L.; Boorstein, Hilary; Cordeaux, Cara; Dumont-Mathieu, Thyde; Haisley, Lauren; Herlihy, Lauren; Jashar, Dasal Tenzin; Robins, Diana L.; Stone, Wendy L.; Fein, Deborah A. |
| Source: |
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice. Nov 2021 25(8):2386-2399. |
| Availability: |
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
14 |
| Publication Date: |
2021 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (DHHS/NIH) |
| Contract Number: |
R01HD039961; R01MH115715 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Toddlers; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Test Validity; Test Reliability; Clinical Diagnosis; Disability Identification; Cutting Scores; Test Construction; Psychometrics |
| DOI: |
10.1177/13623613211021699 |
| ISSN: |
1362-3613 |
| Abstract: |
Although symptoms of autism are present early in life and early diagnosis can lead to better outcomes, there is a dearth of validated caregiver-report interviews designed for children under the age of 3 years. We developed the Toddler Autism Symptom Inventory, a semi-structured interview designed to assess the presence and absence of skills and symptoms in children aged 12-36 months. Reliability and validity of items and a cutoff score for likelihood of autism spectrum disorder were established. Specificity and sensitivity of this cutoff were confirmed with a cross-validation sample. The Toddler Autism Symptom Inventory effectively identified most children with autism without excessive false positives. The Toddler Autism Symptom Inventory is a developmentally appropriate caregiver interview for use in diagnostic evaluations of children under age 3 years that offers clearly operationalized diagnostic criteria and a cutoff for autism likelihood for very young children. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2021 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1311962 |
| Database: |
ERIC |