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Screening for autism in preterm children with extremely low and very low birth weight
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SYSNO ASEP 0433116 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Screening for autism in preterm children with extremely low and very low birth weight Author(s) Dudová, I. (CZ)
Kašparová, M. (CZ)
Marková, D. (CZ)
Zemánková, J. (CZ)
Beranová, Š. (CZ)
Urbánek, Tomáš (PSU-E) RID, ORCID, SAI
Hrdlička, M. (CZ)Source Title Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. - : Dove Medical Press Ltd. - ISSN 1176-6328
Roč. 10, Feb (2014), s. 277-282Number of pages 6 s. Publication form Online - E Language eng - English Country NZ - New Zealand Keywords autism spectrum disorder ; preterm children ; screening Subject RIV AN - Psychology Institutional support PSU-E - RVO:68081740 UT WOS 000331079900001 EID SCOPUS 84896733222 DOI 10.2147/NDT.S57057 Annotation Studies of children with very low birth weight (VLBW, 1,000–1,500 g) and extremely low birth weight (ELBW, less than 1,000 g) indicate that this population seems to be at increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Parents of 101 VLBW and ELBW children (age 2 years, corrected for prematurity) agreed to participate in the study and signed informed consents; however, parents of only 75 children (44 boys, 31 girls) completed the screening questionnaires. The screening battery included the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT), Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile Infant-Toddler Checklist (CSBS-DP-ITC), and the Infant/Toddler Sensory Profile (ITSP). Children with disabilities were excluded. All children who screened positive on any of the screening tools were subsequently invited for a detailed assessment. Thirty-two children (42.7%) screened positive on at least one of the screening questionnaires. The screening tool with the most positive results was the CSBS-DP-ITC (26 positive screens), followed by the M-CHAT (19 positive screens) and the ITSP (11 positive screens). Of the 32 children who tested positive, 19 participated in the detailed follow-up assessment. A diagnosis of ASD was confirmed in eight of the 19 children. ASD prevalence, calculated from those 19 children and those with negative screening results (43 children), yielded a prevalence of 12.9% in the sample. The difference in frequency of positive screens between the tests was significant (P=0.011). In pair comparisons, ITSP was found to be significantly less positive than CSBS-DP-ITC (P=0.032). No significant differences were found between the M-CHAT and CSBS-DP-ITC or between the M-CHAT and ITSP. The results strongly support the hypothesis of an increased prevalence of autism in children with a birth weight less than 1,500 g. Workplace Institute of Psychology Contact Štěpánka Halamová, Halamova@praha.psu.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 222 096 Year of Publishing 2015 Electronic address http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S57057
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