ERIC Number: EJ1219020
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1366-8250
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Utility of the Taiwan Version of the Screening Tool for Autism in Two-Year-Olds to Detect Autism in Children Aged Three Years
Wu, Chin-Chin; Chiang, Chung-Hsin; Hou, Yuh-Ming; Chu, Ching-Lin; Liu, Jiun-Horng
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, v44 n3 p337-345 2019
Background: The Taiwan version of the Screening Tool for Autism in Two-Year-Olds (T-STAT) had been developed for identifying autism disorder (AD) in children aged 24-35 months. Two studies were performed to elucidate its utility for AD in children aged 36-48 months. Method: In Study 1, the receiver operating characteristics were utilised to select a cutoff score for the T-STAT with 34 children with AD and with developmental delay (DD). In study 2, 147 children with AD, DD, and pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) were participated for validation. Results: In study 1, the results indicated that a cutoff of 1.25 would yield high sensitivity and specificity. In study 2, the concurrent agreements between T-STAT risk and clinical diagnosis were high for children with AD and DD, but not PDD-NOS. Conclusions: The results showed that T-STAT was a promising Level 2 screening tool for AD in children aged three years.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Screening Tests, Autism, Young Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Test Validity, Developmental Delays, Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests, Observation, Children, Cognitive Ability, Motor Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Mullen Scales of Early Learning
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