title: Screening for ASD with the Korean CBCL/1½-5.
abstract: To test the Child Behavior Checklist's (CBCL/1½-5) ability to screen for autism spectrum disorders (ASD), we studied Korean preschoolers: 46 with ASD, 111 with developmental delay (DD), 71 with other psychiatric disorders (OPD), and 228 non-referred (NR). The ASD group scored significantly higher than the other groups on the Withdrawn and DSM-Pervasive Developmental Problems (DSM-PDP) scales as well as attaining higher scores (p < .001) on seven items reflecting ASD. With a T ≥ 65 cutpoint on the DSM-PDP scale, sensitivity was 80 % for identifying ASD relative to the other three groups, but specificity varied across groups: NR = 87 %, OPD = 55 %, DD = 60 %, replicating in a non-Western sample results from previous studies. Results suggested that the CBCL/1½-5 performs best in Level 1 screening, namely differentiating children with ASD from children in the general population.
authors.affiliation: Bryn Mawr College, 101N. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA, 19010, USA. lrescorl@brynmawr.edu.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rescorla
authors.affiliation: Huno Consulting, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Young Ah
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Ja
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D057189:Checklist / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: ASD; Asian preschoolers; Child Behavior Checklist/1½–5; Screening