ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2021
Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder in Toddlers Born Very Preterm: Estimated Prevalence and Usefulness of Screeners and the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS).
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- Screening and diagnostic tools for autism spectrum disorder: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2024Pooled it
- The prevalence and profile of autism in individuals born preterm: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2021Pooled it
- Growth Trajectories of Joint Attention and Play as Predictors for Language in Young Children at Elevated Likelihood for Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Early developmental trajectory phenotypes for risk stratification of autism spectrum disorder in very preterm infants: a machine learning approach.Molecular autism · 2025Article
- Quantifying attention in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities through multicenter electrooculogram signal analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Predictors of autism spectrum disorder diagnosis in a spanish sample of preterm children with very low birthweight: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Do Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Eat Differently and Less Adequately than Those with Subclinical ASD and Typical Development? EPINED Epidemiological Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Article
- Beyond Baby Siblings-Expanding the Definition of "High-Risk Infants" in Autism Research.Current psychiatry reports · 2021Review
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Abstract
This study estimated ASD prevalence in a cohort of 3-year-old very preterm children (N = 55) and investigated the usefulness of parent-reported ASD screeners and the ADOS-2. 12.7% received an ASD diagnosis by clinical judgment based on DSM-5 criteria. An additional 14.5% were classified as having a broader-autism-phenotype outcome. Sensitivity values for the screeners were poor, whereas specificity values ranged from poor to excellent. The ADOS-2 identified all children with ASD and had a fair specificity. These findings confirm the elevated ASD prevalence made by previous studies with preterm children but also highlight the challenges of successfully identifying ASD in this at-risk group. Caution is warranted when interpreting results of ASD instruments with the currently available cut-off scores and algorithms, especially when developmental challenges are present.
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