Trial reportJournal of autism and developmental disorders2024
A Randomized Trial of the Accuracy of Novel Telehealth Instruments for the Assessment of Autism in Toddlers.
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- In-home Tele-assessment for Autism in Toddlers: Validity, Reliability, and Caregiver Satisfaction with the TELE-ASD-PEDS.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP · 2025Trial
- Diagnostic Agreement of a Structured Telehealth Adult Autism Assessment.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
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- Evaluating the Acceptability of an Early Adoption of the Tele-ASD Diagnostic Assessment Tool for Adults (TADA).Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Validating the RISE Communication Play Protocol as a Diagnostic Tool for Autism in Early Childhood: A Pilot Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- A Telehealth Diagnostic Tool for Autistic Children With Phrased and Fluent Speech: Comparison to In-person Diagnosis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Screening and Prediction of Autism in Toddlers Using SORF in Videos of Brief Family Interactions.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
- Family Outcomes of a Community-Based Trial of Project ImPACT.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Use of a Novel Tele-Assessment Tool for the Identification of Autism in Preschool-Aged Children.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Validity of Autism Diagnostic Tools in Medically Complex Young Children: The Toddler Autism Symptom Inventory, TAP, and Childhood Autism Rating Scale.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Screen to Screen Versus Face to Face: Evaluating Telehealth Autism Diagnostic Assessments for Young Children in a Diverse Clinical Setting.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025Article
- Caregiver Perspectives on the Use of Tele-Assessment for Toddlers with Developmental Concerns.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Screening Options in Autism Telediagnosis: Examination of TAP, M-CHAT-R, and DCI Concordance and Predictive Value in a Telediagnostic Model.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
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- Families' and clinicians' experiences with telehealth assessments for autism: A mixed-methods systematic review.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- Identifying the unique determinants influencing rural families' engagement with an existing tele-assessment approach for autism identification: A qualitative study.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Article
- Autism, Diagnostics, and Dementia: A Consensus Report From the 2nd International Summit on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2025Review
- Development of a Novel Telemedicine Tool to Reduce Disparities Related to the Identification of Preschool Children with Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Testing an online screening for autism in the COVID-19 pandemic: a psychometric study of the Q-CHAT-24 in Chilean toddlers.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeTelemedicine approaches to autism (ASD) assessment have become increasingly common, yet few validated tools exist for this purpose. This study presents results from a clinical trial investigating two approaches to tele-assessment for ASD in toddlers.
methods144 children (29% female) between 17 and 36 months of age (mean = 2.5 years, SD = 0.33 years) completed tele-assessment using either the TELE-ASD-PEDS (TAP) or an experimental remote administration of the Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers (STAT). All children then completed traditional in-person assessment with a blinded clinician, using the Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL), Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, 3rd Edition (VABS-3), and Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2). Both tele-assessment and in-person assessment included a clinical interview with caregivers.
resultsResults indicated diagnostic agreement for 92% of participants. Children diagnosed with ASD following in-person assessment who were missed by tele-assessment (n = 8) had lower scores on tele- and in-person ASD assessment tools. Children inaccurately identified as having ASD by tele-assessment (n = 3) were younger than other children and had higher developmental and adaptive behavior scores than children accurately diagnosed with ASD by tele-assessment. Diagnostic certainty was highest for children correctly identified as having ASD via tele-assessment. Clinicians and caregivers reported satisfaction with tele-assessment procedures.
conclusionThis work provides additional support for the use of tele-assessment for identification of ASD in toddlers, with both clinicians and families reporting broad acceptability. Continued development and refinement of tele-assessment procedures is recommended to optimize this approach for the needs of varying clinicians, families, and circumstances.
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