Improving Early Identification and Access to Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Toddlers in a Culturally Diverse Community with the Rapid Interactive screening Test for Autism in Toddlers

Roula Choueiri; Asher Lindenbaum; Manasa Ravi; William Robsky; Julie Flahive; William Garrison

doi:10.1007/s10803-020-04851-3

Improving Early Identification and Access to Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Toddlers in a Culturally Diverse Community with the Rapid Interactive screening Test for Autism in Toddlers

Roula Choueiri, Asher Lindenbaum, Manasa Ravi, William Robsky, Julie Flahive, William Garrison

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The objective of this study was to test a screening model that employs the Rapid Interactive Screening Test for Autism in Toddlers (RITA-T), in an underserved community to improve ASD detection. We collaborated with a large Early Intervention (EI) program and trained 4 providers reliably on the RITA-T. Toddlers received the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (MCHAT-R/F), the RITA-T, developmental and autism testing, and a best-estimate clinical diagnosis. Eighty-One toddlers were enrolled: 57 with ASD and 24 with Developmental Delay (DD) non-ASD. Wait-time for diagnosis was on average 6 weeks. The RITA-T correlated highly with autism measures and EI staff integrated this model easily. The RITA-T significantly improved the identification and wait time for ASD in this underserved community.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3937-3945
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	51
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04851-3
State	Published - Nov 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Access
Autism
Community
Cultural diversity
Early intervention
Interactive
RITA-T (Rapid Interactive Screening Test of Autism in Toddlers)
Screening
Toddlers
Underserved

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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Choueiri, R., Lindenbaum, A., Ravi, M., Robsky, W., Flahive, J., & Garrison, W. (2021). Improving Early Identification and Access to Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Toddlers in a Culturally Diverse Community with the Rapid Interactive screening Test for Autism in Toddlers. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51(11), 3937-3945. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04851-3

Improving Early Identification and Access to Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Toddlers in a Culturally Diverse Community with the Rapid Interactive screening Test for Autism in Toddlers. / Choueiri, Roula; Lindenbaum, Asher; Ravi, Manasa et al.
In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 51, No. 11, 11.2021, p. 3937-3945.

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Choueiri, R, Lindenbaum, A, Ravi, M, Robsky, W, Flahive, J & Garrison, W 2021, 'Improving Early Identification and Access to Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Toddlers in a Culturally Diverse Community with the Rapid Interactive screening Test for Autism in Toddlers', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 51, no. 11, pp. 3937-3945. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04851-3

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