ERIC Number: EJ1136890
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-May
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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Developing Autism Screening Criteria for the Brief Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment (BITSEA)
Giserman Kiss, Ivy; Feldman, Melanie S.; Sheldrick, R. Christopher; Carter, Alice S.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v47 n5 p1269-1277 May 2017
There is a critical need for evidence-based, broadband behavioral, and ASD screening measures for use in pediatric and early educational settings to ensure that young children at risk for developing social-emotional disorders and/or ASD are provided with early intervention services to optimize long-term outcomes. The BITSEA is a 42-item screener designed to identify social-emotional/behavioral problems and delays/deficits in social-emotional competence among 11-48-month-olds; 19 items describe behaviors consistent with ASD. Secondary data analysis was employed to develop cut-scores for ASD subscales using Receiver Operating Curves, discriminating children with (n = 223) and without (n = 289) ASD. Cut-scores demonstrated moderate-to-high discriminative power, sensitivity, specificity, and PPV. Findings highlight feasibility of using a broadband social-emotional competence and behavior problem screener to improve early detection of ASD.
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Screening Tests, Infants, Toddlers, Affective Measures, Social Development, Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Evaluation Criteria
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (DHHS/NIH); National Center for Research Resources (NIH/DHHS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: U54MH066398; R01MH66645; M01RR0053