Comparison between the Clancy Behavior Scale and the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers in Taiwan

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Chu, C-L, Su, W-S, Iao, L-S ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3509-9712, Wu, C-C and Hou, Y-M, 2024. Comparison between the Clancy Behavior Scale and the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers in Taiwan. Children, 11 (5): 557. ISSN 2227-9067

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/children11050557

Abstract

(1) Background: Precise diagnosis and early intervention are crucial for toddlers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to achieve a better prognosis. This study investigated the efficacy of the Clancy Behavior Scale (CBS) and Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) in detecting ASD among toddlers under 30 months of age.

(2) Methods: A total of 215 toddlers (117 with ASD and 98 with development delays) aged between 18 and 29 months participated in this study. All the primary caregivers of these toddlers were recruited to complete the CBS and M-CHAT.

(3) Results: The findings indicated that the accuracy of the CBS and M-CHAT was promising, and the short forms of these two instruments performed better than their full versions. The CBS:9 critical items presented a sensitivity of 0.75 and a specificity of 0.74, while the M-CHAT:14 brief items showed a sensitivity of 0.72 and a specificity of 0.85.

(4) Conclusions: The diagnostic accuracy of high-risk ASD toddlers improved via the combination of CBS and M-CHAT, particularly when the information gathered from these two instruments were consistent. The findings may provide implications for enhancing the early detection of ASD.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Children
Creators:	Chu, C.-L., Su, W.-S., Iao, L.-S., Wu, C.-C. and Hou, Y.-M.
Publisher:	MDPI
Date:	6 May 2024
Volume:	11
Number:	5
ISSN:	2227-9067
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.3390/children11050557 DOI 2185019 Other
Rights:	© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	01 Aug 2024 15:53
Last Modified:	01 Aug 2024 15:53
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/51867