Utility of Diagnostic Classification for Children 0-5 to Assess Features of Autism: Comparing In-person and COVID-19 Telehealth Evaluations.

Sara Julsrud Holtman, Katherine Skillestad Winans, John D Hoch

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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 1 paper.

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Measuring Developmental Delays: Comparison of Parent Report and Direct Testing.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025
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Sara Julsrud HoltmanCollege of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Northwest University, 6710 108th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA, 98033, USA. sara.holtman@northwestu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3211-3205

Katherine Skillestad WinansCollege of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Northwest University, 6710 108th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA, 98033, USA.

John D HochFraser, 3333 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, USA.

University of Minnesota · USNorthwest University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Logistic regression was used to examine the use of Autism Spectrum diagnostic categories from pre-COVID-19 in-person evaluations and COVID-19 telehealth evaluations at a specialist community mental health clinic. The diagnostic classification for children 0-5 (DC: 0-5) affords a wider range of diagnoses that allowed for inferences of clinician certainty of diagnosis. Use of full criteria diagnoses was significantly lower from telehealth evaluations during the pandemic, and was less certain for younger children, some non-English speakers, and children reporting Native American/Alaska Native race. Higher Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) ASD subscale scores, lower CBCL total scores, and global developmental delay diagnoses predicted greater use of full ASD diagnoses. Findings suggest factors that could identify children appropriate for telehealth evaluations.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderChild Development Disorders, PervasiveCOVID-19TelemedicineChildHumansAutism spectrum disorderCOVID-19DC: 0–5Diagnostic decision makingLogistic regressionTelehealth

Identifiers

PMID35708824

DOI10.1007/s10803-022-05606-y

PMCPMC9200933

OpenAlexW4282961948

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