A Comparison of a Specialist Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment Team with Local Assessment Teams

Autor/inn/en	McClure, Iain; MacKay, Tommy; Mamdani, Haider; McCaughey, Roslyn
Titel	A Comparison of a Specialist Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment Team with Local Assessment Teams
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 14 (2010) 6, S.589-603 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361310373369
Schlagwörter	Autism; Disability Identification; Specialists; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Comparative Analysis; Teamwork; Evaluation Methods; Children; Youth; Correlation; Foreign Countries; Clinical Diagnosis; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Korrelation; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	Background: Early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is of crucial importance, but lengthy delays are common. We examined whether this issue could be reliably addressed by local teams trained by a specialist ASD assessment team. Method: Four local teams were trained in diagnostic assessment. Their assessments of 38 children and young people using the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Generic (ADOS-G) were video recorded and independently assessed by the specialist team. Results: There was a high level of correspondence between the diagnoses of the local teams and of the specialist team. The number of assessments carried out increased and there was a considerable reduction in waiting times. Conclusion: This study has demonstrated the potential feasibility of creating local, multi-agency ASD assessment teams, which will serve to reduce waiting times, improve clinical skills at a lower level of specialism and thereby improve the overall quality of ASD services. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10