Parent concerns: Differentiating developmental diagnoses in young children.
Autism
Developmental disabilities
Early identification
Parent concerns
Screening
Journal
Research in developmental disabilities
ISSN: 1873-3379
Titre abrégé: Res Dev Disabil
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8709782
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2020
Aug 2020
Historique:
received:
18
12
2019
revised:
30
04
2020
accepted:
01
05
2020
pubmed:
27
5
2020
medline:
29
7
2021
entrez:
27
5
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Screening guidelines recommend listening closely to parent concerns to aid in the identification of children with disabilities, since parent concerns may be predictive of an eventual child diagnosis. We performed a secondary analysis to examine the extent to which specific parent concerns differentiated six diagnostic categories (i.e., ASD, ASD + ADHD, Disruptive Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorder, developmental delays, and speech and language disorders) among 503 children 36-72 months of age. Data was drawn for a large diagnostic center in the Midwest. We performed multinomial logistic regression with parent concerns differentiating six diagnostic categories. Results indicated that parent concerns preceding a diagnostic evaluation significantly differ among children with various diagnoses. Parent concerns often aligned with core diagnostic criteria; regardless of a parent's knowledge of diagnostic criteria, their observations of child behavior are exceptionally insightful.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Screening guidelines recommend listening closely to parent concerns to aid in the identification of children with disabilities, since parent concerns may be predictive of an eventual child diagnosis.
METHODS
METHODS
We performed a secondary analysis to examine the extent to which specific parent concerns differentiated six diagnostic categories (i.e., ASD, ASD + ADHD, Disruptive Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorder, developmental delays, and speech and language disorders) among 503 children 36-72 months of age. Data was drawn for a large diagnostic center in the Midwest.
RESULTS
RESULTS
We performed multinomial logistic regression with parent concerns differentiating six diagnostic categories. Results indicated that parent concerns preceding a diagnostic evaluation significantly differ among children with various diagnoses.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Parent concerns often aligned with core diagnostic criteria; regardless of a parent's knowledge of diagnostic criteria, their observations of child behavior are exceptionally insightful.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32454302
pii: S0891-4222(20)30114-1
doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103684
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
103684Informations de copyright
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