A possible role of the Infant/Toddler Sensory Profile in screening for autism: a proof-of-concept study in the specific sample of prematurely born children with birth weights <1,500 g

0476342 - PSÚ 2018 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Beranová, Š. - Stoklasa, J. - Dudová, I. - Marková, D. - Kašparová, M. - Zemánková, J. - Urbánek, Tomáš - Talášek, T. - Luukka, P. - Hrdlička, M.
A possible role of the Infant/Toddler Sensory Profile in screening for autism: a proof-of-concept study in the specific sample of prematurely born children with birth weights <1,500 g.
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. Roč. 13, January (2017), s. 191-200. E-ISSN 1178-2021
Institutional support: RVO:68081740
Keywords : autism spectrum disorders * preterm children * screening * Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers * Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile Infant-Toddler Checklist * Infant/Toddler Sensory Profile
OECD category: Psychology (including human - machine relations)
Impact factor: 2.195, year: 2017
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Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the potential of the Infant/Toddler Sensory Profile (ITSP) as a screening tool for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in prematurely born children. Methods: Parents of 157 children with birth weights <1,500 g (aged 2 years, corrected for prematurity, 88 boys, 69 girls) completed a screening battery that included the ITSP, Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT), and the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile Infant-Toddler Checklist (CSBS-DP-ITC). Children with known disabilities were excluded. All the children who were screened positive on any of the screening tools subsequently underwent clinical examination including the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule. Results: We used classification trees to answer the question whether ITSP (or some of its subscales) could be combined with the M-CHAT and/or the CSBS-DP-ITC or its subscales into an effective ASD screening tool. Using the CSBS-DP-ITC, overall score, and the Sensation Seeking subscale of the ITSP, we obtained a screening tool that was able to identify all of the ASD children in our sample (confirmed by cross-validation). The proposed screening tool is scored as follows: 1) if the overall CSBS-DP-ITC value is <45.5, then the screening is positive, 2) if the overall CSBS-DP-ITC value is >=45.5 and the z-score of the Sensation Seeking subscale of ITSP is >=1.54, then the screening is positive, 3) otherwise, the screening is negative. Conclusion: The use of CSBS-DP-ITC in combination with the Sensation Seeking subscale of the ITSP improved the accuracy of autism screening in preterm children.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0272873