Kylie M Gray1, Bruce J Tonge. 1. Monash University, Centre for Developmental Psychiatry and Psychology, Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton Victoria 3168, Australia. kylie.gray@med.monash.edu.au
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to identify emotional and behavioural problems specific to young children with autism using the Developmental Behaviour Checklist (DBC-P) and thus evaluate the efficacy of this checklist as a screening tool for autism in children with developmental delay aged 18-48 months. METHOD: Subjects were 60 children with autism and developmental delay and 60 children with developmental delay without autism. RESULTS: Features were identified which differentiated the children with autism from those with developmental delay without autism. Analyses revealed that a 17-item version of the DBC-P performed well as a screening tool for autism, with an 'area under the curve' of 0.874, sensitivity of 0.8750, and specificity of 0.6909. CONCLUSIONS: The DBC-P offers a potential simple and inexpensive method of screening at risk populations of preschool children with developmental delay for autism, thus facilitating timely referral to scarce specialist autism diagnostic services.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to identify emotional and behavioural problems specific to young children with autism using the Developmental Behaviour Checklist (DBC-P) and thus evaluate the efficacy of this checklist as a screening tool for autism in children with developmental delay aged 18-48 months. METHOD: Subjects were 60 children with autism and developmental delay and 60 children with developmental delay without autism. RESULTS: Features were identified which differentiated the children with autism from those with developmental delay without autism. Analyses revealed that a 17-item version of the DBC-P performed well as a screening tool for autism, with an 'area under the curve' of 0.874, sensitivity of 0.8750, and specificity of 0.6909. CONCLUSIONS: The DBC-P offers a potential simple and inexpensive method of screening at risk populations of preschool children with developmental delay for autism, thus facilitating timely referral to scarce specialist autism diagnostic services.
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