Sipes Megan, Matson Johnny L, Turygin Nicole
Louisiana State University, Psychology, Baton Rouge, USA.
Dev Neurorehabil. 2011;14(5):310-4. doi: 10.3109/17518423.2011.598477.
The purpose was to develop cut-off scores for a measure of developmental level (Battelle Developmental Inventory-Second Edition; BDI-2) which could be used as a screening tool to differentiate young children with possible autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
Infants and toddlers with ASD (n = 604) and atypically-developing infants and toddlers (n = 1064) were administered the BDI-2. Cut-off scores were determined based on standard deviations from the mean of the ASD group.
Using 1.5 standard deviations from the mean of the ASD group, a cut-off score of 96 was determined which had a sensitivity of 0.94 and a specificity of 0.31.
With high sensitivity, these cut-off scores can be used to identify children who require further assessment. In addition, the measure can be used to determine treatment targets.
本研究旨在为一项发育水平测量工具(《巴特尔发育量表第二版》;BDI - 2)制定临界分数,该分数可作为一种筛查工具,用于区分可能患有自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)的幼儿。
对患有ASD的婴幼儿(n = 604)和发育异常的婴幼儿(n = 1064)进行BDI - 2测试。根据ASD组均值的标准差确定临界分数。
以ASD组均值的1.5个标准差为依据,确定临界分数为96,其灵敏度为0.94,特异度为0.31。
这些临界分数具有高灵敏度,可用于识别需要进一步评估的儿童。此外,该测量工具可用于确定治疗目标。