Author, as appears in the article.: Ferre Rey, Gisela; Sanchez Rodriguez, Josefina; Llorca Linares, Miguel; Vicens, Paloma; Camps, Misericordia; Torrente, Margarita; Morales Vives, Fabia
Department: Psicologia
URV's Author/s: Camps Llauradó, Misericòrdia / Ferré Rey, Gisela / Morales Vives, Fàbia / Torrente Torné, Margarita / Vicens Calderón, Paloma
Keywords: Systematic review Risk Reliability Prevalence Infants Early-childhood adec Early detection Diagnostic observation schedule Children Checklist Baby Autism spectrum disorders Age
Abstract: Only a small percentage of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders are diagnosed before they are three years old, although earlier detection and intervention would reduce the disabilities associated with the disorder. In addition, as children get older, treatments are more costly and difficult and the results less satisfactory. Considering the importance of detecting autism early, the objective of this study is to identify the instruments that can be used to detect signs of autism before children are 2 years old, and which of these instruments have been validated in the Spanish population. By searching in several research databases, we compared the existing instruments and their main characteristics. We found that some instruments can be used to assess a possible autism spectrum disorder before children are 2 years old, with acceptable sensitivity, specificity and reliability indexes. However, only a few instruments have been validated for the Spanish population, some of which have not been specifically designed for early detection. For this reason, a tool needs to be developed to detect the warning signs of autism spectrum disorders before the age of 2 which can be applied as part of the protocol for pediatric check-ups.
Thematic Areas: Psychology, multidisciplinary Psicología Medicina ii Filosofia/teologia:subcomissão filosofia Experimental and cognitive psychology Educação Developmental and educational psychology Clinical psychology Ciencias sociales
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 15777057
Author's mail: paloma.vicens@urv.cat gisela.ferre@urv.cat gisela.ferre@urv.cat margarita.torrente@urv.cat fabia.morales@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-0732-5070 0000-0002-8901-6345 0000-0002-2095-0244
Record's date: 2024-10-12
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: International Journal Of Psychology And Psychological Therapy. 19 (1): 29-38
APA: Ferre Rey, Gisela; Sanchez Rodriguez, Josefina; Llorca Linares, Miguel; Vicens, Paloma; Camps, Misericordia; Torrente, Margarita; Morales Vives, Fabia (2019). A Systematic Review of Instruments for Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorders. International Journal Of Psychology And Psychological Therapy, 19(1), 29-38
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2019
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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