Abstract
PURPOSE: This study aims to: (1) link measurements used in the diagnosis of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - Children and Youth Version (ICF-CY) and (2) analyse issues relating with interrater agreement within this process.
METHOD: Three instruments for ASD diagnosis were linked with the ICF-CY using deductive content analysis.
RESULTS: Correspondences between items' content and ICF-CY dimensions were identified for all ICF-CY components, except for environmental factors. Interrater agreement varied with the content of the units analyzed.
CONCLUSION: The linkage between the ICF-CY and the analyzed measures provides a way to document assessment-intervention outcomes using a common language, as well as to integrate diagnostic and functional data. Diagnostic measurements provide functional information beyond the diagnostic criteria defined for autism. A functional perspective is added to diagnostic outcomes, thus better informing educational and rehabilitation practices for children with ASD.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 321-31 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Developmental Neurorehabilitation |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2013 |
Keywords
- Child
- Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
- Child, Preschool
- Disability Evaluation
- Female
- Humans
- International Classification of Diseases
- Male
- Reproducibility of Results