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Clinical Evaluation of a Novel and Mobile Autism Risk Assessment.
- Source :
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Journal of autism and developmental disorders [J Autism Dev Disord] 2016 Jun; Vol. 46 (6), pp. 1953-1961. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The Mobile Autism Risk Assessment (MARA) is a new, electronically administered, 7-question autism spectrum disorder (ASD) screen to triage those at highest risk for ASD. Children 16 months-17 years (N = 222) were screened during their first visit in a developmental-behavioral pediatric clinic. MARA scores were compared to diagnosis from the clinical encounter. Participant median age was 5.8 years, 76.1 % were male, and most participants had an intelligence/developmental quotient score >85; 69 of the participants (31 %) received a clinical diagnosis of ASD. The sensitivity of the MARA in detecting ASD was 89.9 % [95 % CI = 82.7-97]; the specificity was 79.7 % [95 % CI = 73.4-86.1]. In a high-risk clinical setting, the MARA shows promise as a screen to distinguish ASD from other developmental/behavioral disorders.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573-3432
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of autism and developmental disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26873142
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2718-4