In:
Autism Research, Wiley, Vol. 15, No. 2 ( 2022-02), p. 296-304
Abstract:
No study to this date has examined how the change in algorithm between the M‐CHAT and the M‐CHAT‐R affects the identification of ASD. The items and the instrument are very similar, but it has not been examined if the algorithm increases the identification rate of ASD. In this study, we utilized the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child study to examine how well the algorithm of the M‐CHAT performed in identifying children with ASD compared to the algorithm of the M‐CHAT‐R. Our study sample included 54,463 children, whereas 337 later received an ASD diagnosis. This present study shows that a change in algorithm is not necessarily improving the measure, as it did not increase the identification of children with ASD. However, the algorithmic change effectively decreased the number of children falsely identified at risk.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1939-3792
,
1939-3806
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2022
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2481338-2
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2418112-2