ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2020
A Comparison Between Two Screening Approaches for ASD Among Toddlers in Israel.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Screening and diagnostic tools for autism spectrum disorder: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2024Pooled it
- Sensitivity and Specificity of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Original and Revised): A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA pediatrics · 2023Pooled it
- The Impact of Using Standardized Autism Screening on Referral to Specialist Evaluation for Young Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Parental Concerns About their Child's Development During the First Year of Life and a Subsequent Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Association Between Early Developmental Milestones and Autism Spectrum Disorder.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2023Article
- Tools for early screening of autism spectrum disorders in primary health care - a scoping review.BMC primary care · 2022Article
- Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Still Not Enough Evidence.Journal of primary care & community healthReview
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Abstract
Systematic screening of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can improve early diagnosis of ASD. We compared the efficacy of two ASD screening methods, the Global Developmental Screening (GDS), and the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers-Revised, with Follow-Up (M-CHAT/F) in 1591 toddlers of ages 18-36 months from 35 government-funded clinics in south Israel. The M-CHAT/F performed better than the GDS in detecting toddlers with ASD (sensitivity: 70.0% vs. 50.0%, and specificity: 98.2% vs. 96.6% respectively). Both methods had an equivalent performance in detecting other forms of developmental delays (sensitivity = 63%; and specificity ~ 98%). In addition, remarkable inter-nurse variation was observed in the GDS referral decisions. Thus, employment of the M-CHAT/F in the Israeli health system may improve early detection of ASD among toddlers.
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