The New DSM-5 Impairment Criterion: A Challenge to Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis?
The possible effect of the DSM-5 impairment criterion on diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children was examined in 127 children aged 20–47 months with a DSM-IV-TR clinical consensus diagnosis of ASD. The composite score of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS) served as a pr...
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| description | The possible effect of the DSM-5 impairment criterion on diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children was examined in 127 children aged 20–47 months with a DSM-IV-TR clinical consensus diagnosis of ASD. The composite score of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS) served as a proxy for the DSM-5 impairment criterion. When applying a mild level of impairment (cutoff: 1 SD below the mean on the VABS), 88 % of the cases fulfilled the impairment criterion. Sixty-nine percent fulfilled the impairment criterion at a moderate level (1.5 SDs) and 33 % at a severe level (2 SDs). Findings indicate that a strict application of the new DSM-5 impairment criterion might compromise early diagnosis of ASD. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-595922018-03-08T08:45:11Z The New DSM-5 Impairment Criterion: A Challenge to Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis? Zander, E. Bölte, Sven The possible effect of the DSM-5 impairment criterion on diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children was examined in 127 children aged 20–47 months with a DSM-IV-TR clinical consensus diagnosis of ASD. The composite score of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS) served as a proxy for the DSM-5 impairment criterion. When applying a mild level of impairment (cutoff: 1 SD below the mean on the VABS), 88 % of the cases fulfilled the impairment criterion. Sixty-nine percent fulfilled the impairment criterion at a moderate level (1.5 SDs) and 33 % at a severe level (2 SDs). Findings indicate that a strict application of the new DSM-5 impairment criterion might compromise early diagnosis of ASD. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59592 10.1007/s10803-015-2512-8 Springer New York LLC restricted |
| spellingShingle | Zander, E. Bölte, Sven The New DSM-5 Impairment Criterion: A Challenge to Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis? |
| title | The New DSM-5 Impairment Criterion: A Challenge to Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis? |
| title_full | The New DSM-5 Impairment Criterion: A Challenge to Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis? |
| title_fullStr | The New DSM-5 Impairment Criterion: A Challenge to Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The New DSM-5 Impairment Criterion: A Challenge to Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis? |
| title_short | The New DSM-5 Impairment Criterion: A Challenge to Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis? |
| title_sort | new dsm-5 impairment criterion: a challenge to early autism spectrum disorder diagnosis? |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59592 |