Brief Report: An Evaluation of the Social Communication Questionnaire as a Screening Tool for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young People Referred to Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services

Autor/inn/en	Hollocks, Matthew J.; Casson, Roland; White, Clare; Dobson, Jess; Beazley, Peter; Humphrey, Ayla
Titel	Brief Report: An Evaluation of the Social Communication Questionnaire as a Screening Tool for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young People Referred to Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49 (2019) 6, S.2618-2623 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hollocks, Matthew J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-019-03982-6
Schlagwörter	Interpersonal Competence; Mental Health; Health Services; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Age Differences; Screening Tests; Parent Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Diagnostic Tests; Cutting Scores; Children; Adolescents; Clinical Diagnosis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interpersonale Kompetenz; Psychohygiene; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Autismus; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Screening-Verfahren; Elternverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher
Abstract	The SCQ is a widely used screening measure for the assessment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, its sensitivity and specificity when used with older children in the context of community Child & Adolescent Mental Health services is unclear. Seventy-seven (Mean age = 12.8 years) young people with suspected ASD were screened using parent- and teacher-reported SCQ's before completing a comprehensive diagnostic assessment. Of the 77 young people included, 44 (57%) met criteria for an ASD diagnosis. Our results indicated that regardless of informant, SCQ scores did not significantly predict the outcome of the diagnostic assessment. Based on the published cut-off score for the SCQ, Receiver Operating Characteristic curve analyses revealed a lower than expected sensitivity and specificity. This suggests that the SCQ is not an effective screening tool when used in the context of community Child & Adolescent Mental Health services. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01