ArticleEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2023
Conceptualization of the latent structure of autism: further evidence and discussion of dimensional and hybrid models.
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- Superior temporal sulcus folding, functional network connectivity, and autistic-like traits in a non-clinical population.Molecular autism · 2024Article
- Differential item functioning in the autism behavior checklist in children with autism spectrum disorder based on a machine learning approach.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Fundamental behavioral and neurophysiologic relationships between sensory processing, intolerance of uncertainty, and autistic traits in children: A hybrid approach.Biological psychology · 2023Article
- Co-development of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autistic trait trajectories from childhood to early adulthood.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2023Article
- Similar overall expression, but different profiles, of autistic traits, sensory processing, and mental health between young adult males and females.Research in autism spectrum disorders · 2023Article
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Abstract
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) might be conceptualized as an essentially dimensional, categorical, or hybrid model. Yet, current empirical studies are inconclusive and the latent structure of ASD has explicitly been examined only in a few studies. The aim of our study was to identify and discuss the latent model structure of behavioral symptoms related to ASD and to address the question of whether categories and/or dimensions best represent ASD symptoms. We included data of 2920 participants (1-72 years of age), evaluated with the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (Modules 1-4). We applied latent class analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and factor mixture modeling and evaluated the model fit by a combination of criteria. Based on the model selection criteria, the model fits, the interpretability as well as the clinical utility we conclude that the hybrid model serves best for conceptualization and assessment of ASD symptoms. It is both grounded in empirical evidence and in clinical usefulness, is in line with the current classification system (DSM-5) and has the potential of being more specific than the dimensional approach (decreasing false positive diagnoses).
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