The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Toddler Module: Standardized Severity Scores

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• Alternative Title:
  J Autism Dev Disord
• Personal Author:
  Esler, Amy N. ; Bal, Vanessa Hus ; Guthrie, Whitney ; Wetherby, Amy ; Weismer, Susan Ellis ; Lord, Catherine
• Description:
  Standardized calibrated severity scores (CSS) have been created for Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 2nd edition (ADOS-2) Modules 1-4 as a metric of the relative severity of autism-specific behaviors. Total and domain CSS were created for the Toddler Module to facilitate comparison to other modules. Analyses included 388 children with ASD age 12-30 months and were replicated on 435 repeated assessments from 127 children with ASD. Compared to raw scores, associations between total and domain CSS and participant characteristics were reduced in the original sample. Verbal IQ effects on Social Affect-CSS were not reduced in the replication sample. Toddler Module CSS increases comparability of ADOS-2 scores across modules and allows studies of symptom trajectories to extend to earlier ages.
• Subjects:
  Article Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Autism Spectrum Disorder Autistic Disorder Child, Preschool Female Humans Male Psychological Tests Restricted And Repetitive Behavior Severity Social Affect Toddlers

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• Source:
  J Autism Dev Disord. 45(9):2704-2720.
• Pubmed ID:
  25832801
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4898775
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 DC007223/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/United States ; R01 MH081873/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; R01DC007462/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/United States ; R01HD065272/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States ; R01MH081873/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; RC1 MH089721/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; RC1MH089721/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; U01DD000304/DD/NCBDD CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  45
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cda39750bccf035890b450490b8804fb84df08181fbcebe4d1194e4dcee42b48
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/39850/cdc_39850_DS1.pdf
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