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Utility of the Japanese version of the Checklist for Autism in Toddlers for predicting pervasive developmental disorders at age 2
Author(s) -
Koyama Tomonori,
Inokuchi Eiko,
Inada Naoko,
Kuroda Miho,
Moriwaki Aiko,
Katagiri Masatoshi,
Noriuchi Madoka,
Kamio Yoko
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2010.02090.x
Subject(s) - autism , pervasive developmental disorder , checklist , psychology , pediatrics , developmental disorder , clinical diagnosis , developmental psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , cognitive psychology
We evaluated the utility of the Japanese version of the Checklist for Autism in Toddlers for predicting pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) among 2‐year‐old children in clinical settings. Confirmed diagnosis revealed that the pass rate on four items (social interest, proto‐imperative pointing, proto‐declarative pointing and joint‐attention) was significantly lower in 52 PDD children than in 48 non‐PDD children, and if abnormal development was reported in two or more items, the sensitivity, specificity, and positive/negative predictive values for PDD diagnosis were 0.85, 0.73, and 0.77/0.81, respectively. This simple screening tool can provide valuable information to clinicians when diagnosing PDD.