Screening for autism in young children: The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) and other measures.

The literature on the importance of early identification and early intervention for children with developmental disabilities such as autism continues to grow. The increased prevalence of autistic spectrum disorders has fostered research efforts on the development and validation of autism-specific screening instruments for use with young children. There are currently several such autism-specific screening tools meant to be used with young children in various stages of development. Data from a few of these screening instruments have been published, and they include the Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (CHAT), Pervasive Developmental Disorders Screening Test (PDDST), Screening Tool for Autism in Two year olds (STAT), Checklist for Autism in Toddlers-23 (CHAT-23), and the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT). In this review, these five tools designed for use with children under three years old will be highlighted. In particular, the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) will be discussed.

Dumont-Mathieu T ，Fein D 《mental retardation and developmental disabilities research reviews》

Screening young children for autism and other social-communication disorders.

Blackwell PB 《-》

Screening strategies for autism spectrum disorders in pediatric primary care.

Pinto-Martin JA ，Young LM ，Mandell DS ，Poghosyan L ，Giarelli E ，Levy SE ... -  《-》

A screening instrument for autism at 18 months of age: a 6-year follow-up study.

Baird G ，Charman T ，Baron-Cohen S ，Cox A ，Swettenham J ，Wheelwright S ，Drew A ... -  《JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY》

Screening of 18-24-month-old children for autism in a semi-urban community in Sri Lanka.

Perera H ，Wijewardena K ，Aluthwelage R 《-》