A multisite study of the clinical diagnosis of different autism spectrum disorders
C Lord, E Petkova, V Hus, W Gan, F Lu…�- Archives of general�…, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Context Best-estimate clinical diagnoses of specific autism spectrum disorders (autistic
disorder, pervasive developmental disorder–not otherwise specified, and Asperger
syndrome) have been used as the diagnostic gold standard, even when information from
standardized instruments is available. Objective To determine whether the relationships
between behavioral phenotypes and clinical diagnoses of different autism spectrum
disorders vary across 12 university-based sites. Design Multisite observational study�…
disorder, pervasive developmental disorder–not otherwise specified, and Asperger
syndrome) have been used as the diagnostic gold standard, even when information from
standardized instruments is available. Objective To determine whether the relationships
between behavioral phenotypes and clinical diagnoses of different autism spectrum
disorders vary across 12 university-based sites. Design Multisite observational study�…