Early Screening of Autism among 18 to 24 months Old Toddlers Using the Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT)

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to screen the toddlers who are suspected to be autistic in their well-child visits at age 18 to 24 months via the Quantitative-Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT). MATERIALS & METHODS: After the screening, the screen-positive cases were clinicall...

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Autores principales: MOHAMMADI, Mohammad Reza, ZAHED, Ghazal, ZARAFSHAN, Hadi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7660027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33193784
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to screen the toddlers who are suspected to be autistic in their well-child visits at age 18 to 24 months via the Quantitative-Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT). MATERIALS & METHODS: After the screening, the screen-positive cases were clinically assessed by a child psychiatrist and a child developmental psychologist. The total sample included 2467 toddlers; the mean total score of Q-CHAT was 30.64 (SD: 9.133). RESULT: According to the clinical examinations, 6 cases met the criteria for autism (equal to 5.8% of screen-positive cases and 0.25% of the total sample), and 18 cases had a high probability of autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders. CONCLUSION: This study showed that the toddlers who were at risk of autism could be screened in PHC. Also, Q-CHAT could be used as a screening tool in Iran.

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