The new DSM-5 impairment criterion: a challenge to early autism spectrum disorder diagnosis?
The possible effect of the DSM-5 impairment criterion on diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children was examined in 127 children aged 20-47 months with a DSM-IV-TR clinical consensus diagnosis of ASD. The composite score of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS) served as a pr...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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28 June 2015
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Journal of autism and developmental disorders
Year: 2015, Volume: 45, Issue: 11, Pages: 3634-3643 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3432 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-015-2512-8 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2512-8 Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2512-8 
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| Author Notes: | Eric Zander, Sven Bölte |
| Summary: | The possible effect of the DSM-5 impairment criterion on diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children was examined in 127 children aged 20-47 months with a DSM-IV-TR clinical consensus diagnosis of ASD. The composite score of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS) served as a proxy for the DSM-5 impairment criterion. When applying a mild level of impairment (cutoff: 1 SD below the mean on the VABS), 88 % of the cases fulfilled the impairment criterion. Sixty-nine percent fulfilled the impairment criterion at a moderate level (1.5 SDs) and 33 % at a severe level (2 SDs). Findings indicate that a strict application of the new DSM-5 impairment criterion might compromise early diagnosis of ASD. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 10.12.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1573-3432 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-015-2512-8 |