title: Validation of the Infant-Toddler Checklist as a broadband screener for autism spectrum disorders from 9 to 24 months of age.
abstract: There is an urgent requirement for the improvement of early detection of ASDs. This article provides a brief review of research on the accuracy of screeners for children with ASD that have been administered to general pediatric samples and then present results of a population-based study with a broadband screener to detect children with communication delays including children with ASD.
authors.affiliation: Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32301, USA. amy.wetherby@med.fsu.edu
authors.forename: Amy M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wetherby
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brosnan-Maddox
authors.forename: Vickie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Peace
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Newton
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires