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dc.contributor.authorZander, E.
dc.contributor.authorBölte, Sven
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-10T12:41:11Z
dc.date.available2017-12-10T12:41:11Z
dc.date.created2017-12-10T12:20:19Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationZander, E. and Bölte, S. 2015. The New DSM-5 Impairment Criterion: A Challenge to Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis?. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 45 (11): pp. 3634-3643.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59592
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10803-015-2512-8
dc.description.abstract

The possible effect of the DSM-5 impairment criterion on diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children was examined in 127 children aged 20–47 months with a DSM-IV-TR clinical consensus diagnosis of ASD. The composite score of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS) served as a proxy for the DSM-5 impairment criterion. When applying a mild level of impairment (cutoff: 1 SD below the mean on the VABS), 88 % of the cases fulfilled the impairment criterion. Sixty-nine percent fulfilled the impairment criterion at a moderate level (1.5 SDs) and 33 % at a severe level (2 SDs). Findings indicate that a strict application of the new DSM-5 impairment criterion might compromise early diagnosis of ASD.

dc.publisherSpringer New York LLC
dc.titleThe New DSM-5 Impairment Criterion: A Challenge to Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis?
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume45
dcterms.source.number11
dcterms.source.startPage3634
dcterms.source.endPage3643
dcterms.source.issn0162-3257
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
curtin.departmentSchool of Occupational Therapy and Social Work
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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