ReviewBrain sciences2025
The Use of Griffiths III in the Appraisal of the Developmental Profile in Autism: A Systematic Search and Review.
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- Comparative cross-sectional analysis of the Griffiths III and the Developmental Autism Early Screening (DAES) test in children with neurodevelopmental disorders.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated with Access to Early Intervention Programs for Infants with Prodromes of Autism.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an infant preemptive intervention for prodromes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) delivered within an Italian tertiary hospital.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- The Quality of the Parent-Child Relationship in the Context of Autism: The Role of Parental Resolution of the Child's Diagnosis, Parenting Stress, and Caregiving Burden.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundGriffiths III is a child-friendly and play-oriented direct gold-standard measure of a 0-6-year-old child's developmental profile. It is a measure that helps practitioners in detecting the weaknesses in children who have an increased likelihood or a diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders, e.g., autism.
objectivesFollowing the PICO protocol, two research questions addressed the current systematic search and review (Prospero registration: CRD42024554286):
methodsSix studies have been reviewed: three case-control studies, a case report study, and two studies examining the effectiveness of early autism-specific interventions. According to the study design, the methodological quality was evaluated using three standardised protocols: STROBE; JBI; CEC.
resultsThe results highlighted that the Language and Communication and Personal-Social-Emotional domains are the most impaired in autistic children and in those with an increased likelihood (RQ1). The results outlined that early target intervention enhanced the same domains (RQ2).
conclusionsIn conclusion, the findings highlight the importance of screening not only for autism traits but also for impairments in language, communication, and socio-emotional skills. The future direction of the results is discussed.
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