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inResearch in Autism > 126 (August 2025) . - p.202645

Titre :	Development of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale-Brief Form for early detection of autism spectrum disorder in toddlers under three
Type de document :	Texte imprimé et/ou numérique
Auteurs :	Yuh-Ming HOU, Auteur ; Lai-Sang IAO, Auteur ; Chin-Chin WU, Auteur
Article en page(s) :	p.202645
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Autism spectrum disorder  Childhood Autism Rating Scale  Brief Form  Developmental delays  Sensitivity  Specificity
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Background Early diagnosis and intervention could improve the prognosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study aimed to investigate the validity of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) in toddlers with ASD under 3 years and develop an efficient abbreviated version for early diagnosis of ASD. Methods Two studies were conducted to evaluate the validity of the CARS for detecting ASD. Study 1 examined the differences between 30 toddlers with ASD and 30 toddlers with developmental delays (DD) and analyzed the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Critical items were selected as the CARS-Brief Form (CARS-BF) and cutoff scores were determined. Study 2 involved 206 toddlers, including 115 with ASD, 34 with mild-ASD, and 57 with DD, to validate the utility of the CARS-BF. Results Study 1 identified 7 items for the CARS-BF and found the optimal cutoff scores to be 12.5 and 13. Study 2 confirmed the optimal cutoff score of 12.5 and 13 for the CARS-BF and demonstrated good accuracy. Besides, the cutoff score of 13 exhibited high sensitivity (88.7 %) and specificity (84.2 %). Conclusion The CARS-BF demonstrated a high level of accuracy. It can be utilized as an effective tool for identifying toddlers with ASD in clinical settings.
En ligne :	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2025.202645
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[article] Development of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale-Brief Form for early detection of autism spectrum disorder in toddlers under three [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Yuh-Ming HOU, Auteur ; Lai-Sang IAO, Auteur ; Chin-Chin WU, Auteur . - p.202645.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Research in Autism > 126 (August 2025) . - p.202645

Mots-clés :	Autism spectrum disorder  Childhood Autism Rating Scale  Brief Form  Developmental delays  Sensitivity  Specificity
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Background Early diagnosis and intervention could improve the prognosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study aimed to investigate the validity of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) in toddlers with ASD under 3 years and develop an efficient abbreviated version for early diagnosis of ASD. Methods Two studies were conducted to evaluate the validity of the CARS for detecting ASD. Study 1 examined the differences between 30 toddlers with ASD and 30 toddlers with developmental delays (DD) and analyzed the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Critical items were selected as the CARS-Brief Form (CARS-BF) and cutoff scores were determined. Study 2 involved 206 toddlers, including 115 with ASD, 34 with mild-ASD, and 57 with DD, to validate the utility of the CARS-BF. Results Study 1 identified 7 items for the CARS-BF and found the optimal cutoff scores to be 12.5 and 13. Study 2 confirmed the optimal cutoff score of 12.5 and 13 for the CARS-BF and demonstrated good accuracy. Besides, the cutoff score of 13 exhibited high sensitivity (88.7 %) and specificity (84.2 %). Conclusion The CARS-BF demonstrated a high level of accuracy. It can be utilized as an effective tool for identifying toddlers with ASD in clinical settings.
En ligne :	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2025.202645
Permalink :	https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=565