Sensitivity and specificity of the Baby and Infant Screen for Children with aUtIsm Traits (BISCUIT): Validity and cutoff scores for autism and PDD-NOS in toddlers

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 924-930

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Wilkins, Jonathan ^a   Sharp, Brenda ^b   Knight, Cheryl ^b   Sevin, Jay A ^b   Boisjoli, Jessica A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Louisiana Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; BISCUIT; Early identification; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BABY AND INFANT SCREEN FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM TRAITS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TODDLER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 68749095072     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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