ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2021
Improving Early Identification and Access to Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Toddlers in a Culturally Diverse Community with the Rapid Interactive screening Test for Autism in Toddlers.
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- Comparative screening accuracy of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised with Follow-Up (M-Chat-R/F) for early autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review.Family medicine and community health · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of deep brain stimulation on refractory aggression in pediatric patients with autism and severe intellectual disability: meta-analytic review.BMC pediatrics · 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
- Service redesign interventions to reduce waiting time for paediatric rehabilitation and therapy services: A systematic review of the literature.Health & social care in the community · 2022Pooled it
- Failure points in the early autism identification pathway for children aged 0-5 years: Why screening is not diagnosis.Pediatric investigation · 2026Review
- Sensitivity and Specificity Between the Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers and Young Children (STAT) and Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2).Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Autism Screening Using Parent's Observations of Social Interactions (POSI) in High-Risk Infants.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Reliability and Validity of the Chinese Version of the Rapid Interactive Screening Test for Autism in Toddlers.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- RITA-T (rapid interactive screening test for autism in toddlers): a scoping review of psychometric properties, cross-cultural validation, and clinical applications.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Review of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Epidemiology, Aetiology, Pathology, and Pharmacological Treatment.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The impact of state policy on early autism diagnosis: A qualitative investigation.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Article
- Early detection of neurodevelopmental disorders in African children living in informal settlements in Nairobi.BMJ paediatrics open · 2023Article
- Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Strategies for Use in Local Communities.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2023Review
- Investigating autism knowledge, self-efficacy, and confidence following maternal and child health nurse training for the early identification of autism.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Program evaluation of a pilot mobile developmental outreach clinic for autism spectrum disorder in Ontario.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Tools for early screening of autism spectrum disorders in primary health care - a scoping review.BMC primary care · 2022Article
- Review
- The RITA-T (Rapid Interactive Screening Test for Autism in Toddlers) Community Model to Improve Access and Early Identification of Autism in Young Children.Child neurology openArticle
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to test a screening model that employs the Rapid Interactive Screening Test for Autism in Toddlers (RITA-T), in an underserved community to improve ASD detection. We collaborated with a large Early Intervention (EI) program and trained 4 providers reliably on the RITA-T. Toddlers received the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (MCHAT-R/F), the RITA-T, developmental and autism testing, and a best-estimate clinical diagnosis. Eighty-One toddlers were enrolled: 57 with ASD and 24 with Developmental Delay (DD) non-ASD. Wait-time for diagnosis was on average 6 weeks. The RITA-T correlated highly with autism measures and EI staff integrated this model easily. The RITA-T significantly improved the identification and wait time for ASD in this underserved community.
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