Identifying Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder at 18 Months in a General Population Sample

2014127 citationsJournal Article

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Nina Stenberg · Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Michaeline Bresnahan · Columbia University

Nina Gunnes · Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Deborah Hirtz · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Mady Hornig · Columbia University

Kari Kveim Lie · Norwegian Institute of Public Health

W. Ian Lipkin

Abstract

Even though one-third of the children who later received an ASD diagnosis were identified through M-CHAT items, the majority scored below cut-off on the screening criteria at 18 months. The results imply that it might not be possible to detect all children with ASD at this age.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Family and Disability Support Research

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Published in: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volume 28, Issue 3, pp. 255-262

DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12114

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Identifying Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder at 18 Months in a General Population Sample

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