title: Identifying High Ability Children with DSM-5 Autism Spectrum or Social Communication Disorder: Performance on Autism Diagnostic Instruments.
abstract: This study was a replication of Mazefsky et al.'s (Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities 43:1236-1242, 2013) investigation among a sample of 45 high ability children and adolescents diagnosed with ASD under DSM-IV-TR. Items from the ADOS and ADI-R were mapped onto DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ASD and SCD to determine whether participants would meet either diagnosis under DSM-5. If the ADOS were administered alone, 62% of individuals diagnosed with ASD would no longer meet criteria under DSM-5; however, when the ADI-R and ADOS scores were combined, 100% of individuals would continue to meet ASD diagnosis. The ADOS was determined to be an insufficient measure for SCD due to the small number of algorithm items measuring SCD diagnostic criteria, suggesting the development of SCD measures is required.
authors.affiliation: The University of Iowa, N361 Lindquist Center, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. Megan-foley-nicpon@uiowa.edu.|The University of Iowa, 600 Blank Honors Center, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. Megan-foley-nicpon@uiowa.edu.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Foley-Nicpon
authors.affiliation: The University of Iowa, N361 Lindquist Center, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
authors.forename: Staci
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: L Fosenburg
authors.affiliation: The University of Iowa, N361 Lindquist Center, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: G Wurster
authors.affiliation: The University of Iowa, N361 Lindquist Center, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.|The University of Iowa, 600 Blank Honors Center, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
authors.forename: Susan G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Assouline
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000465:Algorithms; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000067404:Social Communication Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: ASD; Autism; DSM-5; High ability; SCD