Identifying High Ability Children with DSM-5 Autism Spectrum or Social Communication Disorder: Performance on Autism Diagnostic Instruments

Megan Foley-Nicpon; Staci L Fosenburg; Kristin G Wurster; Susan G Assouline

doi:10.1007/s10803-016-2973-4

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Identifying High Ability Children with DSM-5 Autism Spectrum or Social Communication Disorder: Performance on Autism Diagnostic Instruments

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Identifying High Ability Children with DSM-5 Autism Spectrum or Social Communication Disorder: Performance on Autism Diagnostic Instruments

Megan Foley-Nicpon, Staci L Fosenburg, Kristin G Wurster and Susan G Assouline

Journal of autism and developmental disorders, Vol.47(2), pp.460-471

02/2017

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-016-2973-4

PMID: 27885547

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Abstract

This study was a replication of Mazefsky et al.'s (Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities 43:1236-1242, 2013) investigation among a sample of 45 high ability children and adolescents diagnosed with ASD under DSM-IV-TR. Items from the ADOS and ADI-R were mapped onto DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ASD and SCD to determine whether participants would meet either diagnosis under DSM-5. If the ADOS were administered alone, 62% of individuals diagnosed with ASD would no longer meet criteria under DSM-5; however, when the ADI-R and ADOS scores were combined, 100% of individuals would continue to meet ASD diagnosis. The ADOS was determined to be an insufficient measure for SCD due to the small number of algorithm items measuring SCD diagnostic criteria, suggesting the development of SCD measures is required.

Algorithms

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Humans

Social Communication Disorder - psychology

Child, Preschool

Male

Autistic Disorder - psychology

Social Communication Disorder - diagnosis

Adolescent

Female

Autistic Disorder - diagnosis

Child

Developmental Disabilities - diagnosis

Developmental Disabilities - psychology

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Title: Subtitle: Identifying High Ability Children with DSM-5 Autism Spectrum or Social Communication Disorder: Performance on Autism Diagnostic Instruments
Creators: Megan Foley-Nicpon - The University of Iowa, 600 Blank Honors Center, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. Megan-foley-nicpon@uiowa.edu
Staci L Fosenburg
Kristin G Wurster - University of Iowa, Belin-Blank Center
Susan G Assouline - The University of Iowa, 600 Blank Honors Center, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of autism and developmental disorders, Vol.47(2), pp.460-471
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-016-2973-4
PMID: 27885547
NLM abbreviation: J Autism Dev Disord
ISSN: 0162-3257
eISSN: 1573-3432
Publisher: United States
Grant note: name: U.S. Department of Education Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Education Act, award: N/A
Language: English
Date published: 02/2017
Academic Unit: Belin-Blank Center; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
Record Identifier: 9983993322502771

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