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Diagnostic accuracy of the ADOS and ADOS-2 in clinical practice

Overview of attention for article published in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, March 2018
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Title
Diagnostic accuracy of the ADOS and ADOS-2 in clinical practice
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European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, March 2018
DOI 10.1007/s00787-018-1143-y
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I. Kamp-Becker, K. Albertowski, J. Becker, M. Ghahreman, A. Langmann, T. Mingebach, L. Poustka, L. Weber, H. Schmidt, J. Smidt, T. Stehr, V. Roessner, K. Kucharczyk, N. Wolff, S. Stroth

Abstract

The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule is a semi-structured, standardized assessment tool for individuals with suspected autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and is deemed to be part of the gold standard for diagnostic evaluation. Good diagnostic accuracy and interpersonal objectivity have been demonstrated for the ADOS in research setting. The question arises whether this is also true for daily clinical practice and whether diagnostic accuracy depends on specialized experience in the diagnostic evaluation. The present study explores the diagnostic accuracy of the original and the revised version of the ADOS for Modules 1 through 4. Thus, seven cases of ADOS executions were recorded and coded by a group of experts of specialized outpatient clinics for ASD. In an extensive consensus process, including video analysis of every minute of the ADOS executions, a "gold standard" coding for every case was defined. The videos of the ADOS administration were presented to a large group of clinicians (from daily clinical routine care) and their codings (n = 189) were obtained and analysed. Variance of coding and congruence with the expert coding were determined. High variance was found in the codings. The accuracy of the coding depends on the experience of the coder with the ADOS as well as on characteristics of the cases and the quality of the administration of the ADOS. Specialization in the diagnostic of ASD has to be claimed. Specialized outpatient clinics for ASD are required which guarantee a qualified diagnostic/differential diagnostic and case management with the aim of demand-oriented supply of individual cases.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 156 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 21 13%
Student > Bachelor 21 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 17 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 7%
Other 8 5%
Other 23 15%
Unknown 55 35%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 44 28%
Medicine and Dentistry 20 13%
Neuroscience 9 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 6 4%
Social Sciences 4 3%
Other 15 10%
Unknown 58 37%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 August 2018.
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#4
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