Pallavi Vats1, Monica Juneja2, Devendra Mishra2. 1. Child Development Center, Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College (University of Delhi), New Delhi, India. Correspondence to: Dr Pallavi Vats, Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India. vats.pallavi@gmail.com. 2. Child Development Center, Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College (University of Delhi), New Delhi, India.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of INCLEN Diagnostic Tool for Autism Spectrum Disorder (INDT-ASD) against Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - 5 (DSM-5) for the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). METHODS: 118 children aged 2-9 years with symptoms suggestive of ASD were assessed by INDT-ASD and DSM-V by trained personnel. ASD diagnosis by INDT-ASD was compared against the expert's DSM-5 diagnosis. RESULTS: INDT-ASD had a sensitivity and specificity of 100% and 75%, respectively against DSM-5 for the diagnosis of ASD; specificity for Autistic Disorder was 87%. CONCLUSION: The INDT-ASD has a good sensitivity and specificity against DSM-5, and can continue to be used for the diagnosis of ASD even after the adoption of DSM-5 criteria.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of INCLEN Diagnostic Tool for Autism Spectrum Disorder (INDT-ASD) against Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - 5 (DSM-5) for the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). METHODS: 118 children aged 2-9 years with symptoms suggestive of ASD were assessed by INDT-ASD and DSM-V by trained personnel. ASD diagnosis by INDT-ASD was compared against the expert's DSM-5 diagnosis. RESULTS:INDT-ASD had a sensitivity and specificity of 100% and 75%, respectively against DSM-5 for the diagnosis of ASD; specificity for Autistic Disorder was 87%. CONCLUSION: The INDT-ASD has a good sensitivity and specificity against DSM-5, and can continue to be used for the diagnosis of ASD even after the adoption of DSM-5 criteria.
Authors: Muideen O Bakare; Thomas W Frazier; Arun Karpur; Amina Abubakar; Moses Kachama Nyongesa; Paul Murimu Mwangi; Pamela Dixon; Izma Khaliq; Natalie K Gase; Jonathan Sandstrom; Nwanze Okidegbe; Michael Rosanoff; Kerim M Munir; Andy Shih Journal: Autism Date: 2022-03-09