Brief report: Assessment of a screening tool for autistic spectrum disorders in adult population
Ferriter, Michael Bendall, Patricia Cordess, Christopher Elliot, Karon Hudson, Ingrid Humpston, Rachael Jones, Jean Souflas, Pauline Taylor, Michael
Ferriter, Michael
Bendall, Patricia
Cordess, Christopher
Elliot, Karon
Hudson, Ingrid
Humpston, Rachael
Jones, Jean
Souflas, Pauline
Taylor, Michael
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to see if it was possible to use an assessment instrument to screen a large population for the possibility of Autistic Spectrum Disorder. 89 Ss participated in a study designed to test the effectiveness of the Nylander questionnaire. The Nylander questionnaire produced a very high rate of false positives, which casts doubt on the utility of this questionnaire to assess rates of Autistic Spectrum Disorder in the absence of further time-consuming and expensive follow-up investigations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
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2001
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Article
Subject
Autistic disorder, Surveys and questionnaires
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Ferriter, M., Hare, D., Bendall, P., Cordess, C., Elliot, K., Hudson, I., Humpston, R., Jones, J., Souflas, P. & Taylor, M. (2001). Brief report: Assessment of a screening tool for autistic spectrum disorders in adult population. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 31(3), pp.351-353.