Brief Report: Investigating the Implications of Applying the New DSM-5 Criteria for Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Preschool Population in Singapore.
Diagnostic reports for 206 children who underwent an assessment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using the DSM-IV-TR criteria, were re-evaluated using the DSM-5 criteria. Mean age of the children at time of diagnosis was 3 years 10 months. Of the 202 children diagnosed with ASD on the DSM-IV-TR, 184 (91.1 %) also met the DSM-5 criteria for ASD. The overall concordance rate of ASD diagnosis on the DSM-IV-TR and DSM-5 was higher than that reported in other studies. Of the 18 children who did not meet DSM-5 criteria for ASD, 16 children met all social communication criteria but did not fulfil at least two restricted and repetitive behaviour (RRB) criteria. Six of those children had further RRBs emerging later on follow-up.
Department of Child Development, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Women's Tower Level 5, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, 229899, Singapore.|National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, 1E Kent Ridge Rd, NUHS Tower Block, Level 11, Singapore, 119228, Singapore.
Chui Mae
CM
Wong
Department of Child Development, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Women's Tower Level 5, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, 229899, Singapore. koh.hwan.cui@kkh.com.sg.
Hwan Cui
HC
Koh
D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012846:Singapore; D012919:Social Behavior; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior
Autism spectrum disorders; DSM-5; DSM-IV-TR; Diagnosis