Validation of two parent-reported autism spectrum disorders screening tools M-CHAT-R and SCQ in Bamako, Mali

• Published in: eNeurologicalSci Vol. 15; p. 100188
• Main Authors: Sangare, Modibo, Toure, Hamza B., Toure, Amadou, Karembe, Adama, Dolo, Housseini, Coulibaly, Yaya I., Kouyate, Modibo, Traore, Kadiatou, Diakité, Seidina A., Coulibaly, Souleymane, Togora, Arouna, Guinto, Cheick Oumar, Awandare, Gordon A., Doumbia, Seydou, Diakite, Mahamadou, Geschwind, Daniel H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2019; Elsevier
• Subjects: M-CHAT-R; Mali; NPV; Original; PPV; SCQ; M-CHAT-R; SCQ; DSM-V; ICD-10; DRS; LR; CSCOM; DNS; FMOS; AUC; USTTB; CHU; ASD; FAPH; CSRef; NPV; Mali; AMALDEME; PPV; M-CHAT-R/F; AUC, Area under the Curve; CSRef, District health centers; CHU, University hospital centers; FMOS, Faculty of medicine and odonto-stomatology; ICD-10, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems-10; LR-, Negative likelihood; SCQ, Social communication questionnaire; DNS, National direction of health; M-CHAT-R/F, Modified checklist for autism in toddlers-Revised/Follow up; FAPH, Faculty of Pharmacy; PPV, Positive predictive value; M-CHAT-R, Modified checklist for autism in toddlers-Revised; LR+, Positive likelihood; DSM-V, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; CSCOM, Community health centers; NPV, Negative predictive value; ASD, Autism spectrum disorders; USTTB, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako; AMALDEME, Malian association for mental deficiencies; DRS, Regional direction of health

Early screening is crucial for early autism spectrum disorders (ASD) diagnosis and intervention. ASD screening tools have mostly been constructed based on the Western cultural context. We hypothesized that their use in Mali may require a prior validation. To validate the modified checklist for autis...