Diagnostic certainty during in-person and telehealth autism evaluations

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Bringing you some selected Open Access journal papers from our portfolio; The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP), Child and Adolescent Mental Health journal (CAMH), and JCPP Advances.

Posted on 28 October 2023

Tags: Assessment, Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)… Show all

Topics: Assessment, Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Childhood autism, Diagnosis, Transdiagnostic
Interventions: Digital
Publication Types: Blog, Journal article

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‘Diagnostic certainty during in-person and telehealth autism evaluations’

Open Access paper from JCPP Advances

Many diagnostic evaluations abruptly shifted to telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, little is known about the impact on diagnosis patterns for children evaluated for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The purpose of this clinical research study was to examine (1) the frequency of diagnoses evaluated beyond ASD; (2) the frequency of diagnoses made, including ASD; and (3) clinician diagnostic certainty for all diagnoses evaluated for children who received an evaluation due to primary concerns about ASD via telehealth during the pandemic compared to those evaluated in person before the pandemic at an ASD specialty clinic.

Authors: Natasha N. Ludwig, Calliope Holingue, Ji Su Hong, Luther G. Kalb, Danika Pfeiffer, Rachel Reetzke, Deepa Menon, Rebecca Landa