Autism spectrum disorder screening in preschools

• Published in: Autism : the international journal of research and practice Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 516 - 528
• Main Authors: Au, Angel Hoe-chi, Shum, Kathy Kar-man, Cheng, Yongtian, Tse, Hannah Man-yan, Wong, Rose Mui-fong, Li, Johnson, Au, Terry Kit-fong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2021; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Autism; Autism Spectrum Disorder - diagnosis; Autistic children; Autistic Disorder; Checklists; Child, Preschool; Classroom observation; Classrooms; Clinical assessment; Clinical training; Day care centers; Foreign Countries; Health care; Humans; Interaction; Mass Screening; Medical personnel; Medical screening; Original; Parents; Peer Relationship; Peer relationships; Peers; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Prediction; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Preschool teachers; Professional training; School Teachers; Screening Tests; Teachers; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Workers; Hong Kong; screening; preschool; autism spectrum disorder; early identification; peer interaction

Can non-clinicians spot preschoolers likely to have autism spectrum disorder by observing their everyday peer interaction? We set out to develop a screening tool that capitalizes on peer interaction as a naturalistic “stress test” to identify children more likely than their peers to have autism spec...