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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2022

The Brief Observation of Symptoms of Autism (BOSA): Development of a New Adapted Assessment Measure for Remote Telehealth Administration Through COVID-19 and Beyond.

Deanna Dow, Alison Holbrook, Christina Toolan, Nicole McDonald, Kyle Sterrett, Nicole Rosen, So Hyun Kim, Catherine Lord

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

66 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Deanna DowSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 760 Westwood Plaza, RM 68-265, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4189-0823
Alison HolbrookSimons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, 160 5th Ave, New York, NY, 10010, USA.
Christina ToolanSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 760 Westwood Plaza, RM 68-265, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA.
Nicole McDonaldSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 760 Westwood Plaza, RM 68-265, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA.
Kyle SterrettSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 760 Westwood Plaza, RM 68-265, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA.
Nicole RosenSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 760 Westwood Plaza, RM 68-265, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA.
So Hyun KimDepartment of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, 21 Bloomingdale Road, Rogers Building, White Plains, NY, 10605, USA.
Catherine LordSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 760 Westwood Plaza, RM 68-265, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA. clord@mednet.ucla.edu.

Funding

Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative 811870
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interest in telehealth assessment for autism has increased due to COVID-19 and subsequent expansion of remote psychological services, though options that are easy for clinicians to adopt and available through the lifespan are limited. The Brief Observation of Symptoms of Autism (BOSA) provides a social context with standardized materials and activities that can be coded by clinicians trained in the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule. The current project examined psychometric properties to determine optimal use for each BOSA version. Three hundred and seven participants with 453 BOSAs were included to determine best performing items for algorithms, validity, sensitivity, specificity, recommended cut-offs, and proposed ranges of concern. While preliminary, the BOSA provides a promising new option for telehealth-administered assessment for autism.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderCOVID-19TelemedicineHumansReproducibility of ResultsAssessmentAutism spectrum disorderDiagnosisScreening

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PMID34914016
PMCPMC8674519

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