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Development & validation of the Chandigarh autism screening instrument

Year: 2019

Type: letter

Abstract: The Chandigarh Autism Screening Instrument (CASI) was developed to screen for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) 1 .The study was reviewed in electronic Journal Club India (eJCIndia) 2 , and concerns related to sampling, reporting, interpretation and validation were raised in a discussion across the country.ASD is more prevalent in males than in females, and the clinical features may change as the child grows up.In this context, no attempt was made by the CASI authors to age match and sex match the ASD and control groups.The authors provided almost no demographic description of the case and control groups.They also did not state how many cases had ASD with versus without mental retardation and how the CASI functioned in these ASD subgroups 1 .It is therefore, unclear to what population the results of the study can be generalized.

Source: The Indian Journal of Medical Research

DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1648_18

Authors: Chittaranjan Andrade, Swapnajeet Sahoo, Chintan Solanki, Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha, Sachin Nagendrappa, Devavrat Harshe, Satish Suhas, Ambrish Dharmadhikari, Utkarsh Karki, Ekta Franscina Pinto, Sagar Garag, Harish M. Tharayil, Jayant Mahadevan

Institutions: National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Government Medical College

Language: English

Topic: Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2940644792

Cites: 5

Cited by: 3

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