The New DSM-5 Impairment Criterion : A Challenge to Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis?
(2015) In Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 45(11). p.43-3634- Abstract
The possible effect of the DSM-5 impairment criterion on diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children was examined in 127 children aged 20-47 months with a DSM-IV-TR clinical consensus diagnosis of ASD. The composite score of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS) served as a proxy for the DSM-5 impairment criterion. When applying a mild level of impairment (cutoff: 1 SD below the mean on the VABS), 88 % of the cases fulfilled the impairment criterion. Sixty-nine percent fulfilled the impairment criterion at a moderate level (1.5 SDs) and 33 % at a severe level (2 SDs). Findings indicate that a strict application of the new DSM-5 impairment criterion might compromise early diagnosis of ASD.
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- author
- Zander, Eric LU and Bölte, Sven
- publishing date
- 2015-11
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Age Factors, Autism Spectrum Disorder/diagnosis, Child, Preschool, Cognition Disorders/complications, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Early Diagnosis, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Sex Factors
- in
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- volume
- 45
- issue
- 11
- pages
- 10 pages
- publisher
- Springer
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84944512461
- pmid:26123009
- ISSN
- 0162-3257
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10803-015-2512-8
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
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- 41a235c6-a25f-4cf9-b9e2-f08eea07d457
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- 2019-05-29 22:18:41
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