Autism Mental Status Examination (AMSE): A Valid Instrument in the Evaluation of Pre-school Children with Suspected Autism Spectrum Disorders?

Cederlund, Mats

doi:10.1007/s10803-019-04012-1

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“…The higher incidence found by Cravedi et al (14% vs. 8.9%) may be related to the cut-off of AMSE that was used to identify ASD children. Recently, Cederlund (2019) reported that AMSE is a valid instrument, but the optimal cut-off score for a probable diagnosis of ASD, according to ICD10 criteria, is 7 with a sensitivity and specificity of 75% and 78%, respectively [34].…”

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Incidence of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Youths Affected by Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome Based on Data from a Large Single Italian Clinical Cohort

et al. 2020

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Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are etiologically related neurodevelopmental disorders with an onset age before 18 years and a reported comorbidity of 2.9–20%. The aim of the present study was to identify the incidence of ASD in a large clinical sample of individuals affected by GTS and to compare our results with previously reported incidences. We retrospectively analyzed clinical data (n = 1200) from January 2010 to March 2019 obtained from the outpatient Catania Tourette Clinic, part of the Child and Adolescent Neurology and Psychiatry of the Medical and Experimental Department of Catania University. We used internationally validated evaluation tools. The neuropsychological evaluation was carried out by an expert and a certificated team of child and adolescent neurologists, supervised by two expert child neurologists (R.R. and M.G.). We investigated 975 GTS-affected individuals of various socioeconomic levels aged 5–18 years, and 8.9% (n = 87) were affected by ASD. The incidence of GTS with ASD was significantly lower (p < 0.001) in children than in adolescents. No statistically significant differences were found in the sex distribution and age of onset of tics between individuals with GTS alone and those with GTS and ASD. The incidence of GTS and ASD comorbidity in this study was high, and this has several implications in terms of treatment and prognosis.

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Incidence of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Youths Affected by Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome Based on Data from a Large Single Italian Clinical Cohort

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“…A total score was calculated by adding the items together, resulting in a score between 0–14, where a threshold of ≥5 was used to indicate that symptoms were congruent with an autism diagnosis [ 40 ]. The AMSE has established internal consistency, inter-rater reliability, concurrent validity and diagnostic accuracy among young people on the spectrum [ 40 , 41 ].…”

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Perceived Support Needs of School-Aged Young People on the Autism Spectrum and Their Caregivers

Evans

Whitehouse

D’Arcy

et al. 2022

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With increasing demands for health, disability and education services, innovative approaches can help distribute limited resources according to need. Despite an increased focus on support needs within the clinical pathway and policy landscape, the body of research knowledge on this topic is at a relatively early stage. However, there appears to be a sense of unmet support needs and dissatisfaction with the provision of required support following an autism diagnosis amongst caregivers of young people on the spectrum. The primary aim of this study was to explore the perceived support needs of Australian school-aged young people on the spectrum and their caregiver(s). This was achieved using a phenomenographic Support Needs Interview conducted by occupational therapists during home-visits with caregivers of 68 young people on the spectrum (5–17 years). Qualitative data analysis resulted in two hierarchical outcome spaces, one each for young people and their caregivers, indicating interacting levels of support need areas that could be addressed through a combination of suggested supports. These support needs and suggested supports align with almost all chapters within the Body Functions, Activities and Participation and Environmental Factors domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. The overall goals of meeting these complex and interacting support needs were for the young people to optimize their functioning to reach their potential and for caregivers to ensure the sustainability of their caregiving capacity. A series of recommendations for support services, researchers and policy makers have been made to position support needs as central during the assessment, support and evaluation phases.

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“…Por otro lado, su aplicación está validada para niños de 16 a 30 meses. Con este objetivo se desarrolló el AMSE, que se basa en el registro de 8 ítems de signos que pueden ser observados y/o reportados, y tiene un mayor rango etario de aplicación 62 .…”

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Detección temprana de Trastorno del Espectro Autista: revisión de las herramientas de tamizaje validadas en Chile

Schonhaut B.,

Buron K,

Aguilera E.

et al. 2023

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La pesquisa y derivación temprana del trastorno del espectro autista (TEA) son claves para potenciar el desarrollo de los niños afectados. Recientemente se promulgó una ley que indica realizar tamizaje de TEA en las prestaciones de salud. Esto representa un desafío para los profesionales de pediatría ambulatoria. El objetivo es revisar la utilidad en el tamizaje de TEA, de cuestionarios y escalas validadas en Chile para el screening del desarrollo psicomotor, desarrollo socio-emocional y cribado específico de TEA. El screening del desarrollo psicomotor evalúa el desempeño general desde edades tempranas, dando las primeras señales de retraso, con mayor probabilidad de que se trate de TEA si hay compromiso de los dominios social y lenguaje. Los cuestionarios socio-emocionales pueden ser aplicados precozmente, entre sus ítems se incorporaron preguntas de señales de TEA, pero no se usan rutinariamente en atención pediátrica. Las escalas específicas de screening de TEA validadas en Chile son Cuestionario Modificado de Detección del Autismo en Niños y Niñas Pequeños (M-CHAT), Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers Q-CHAT (Q-CHAT) y el Examen del Estado Mental para Autismo (AMSE), para lactantes mayores de 15/18 meses, con propiedades psicométricas prometedoras. Se recomienda complementar la observación clínica con pruebas generales para el tamizaje del desarrollo psicomotor, desarrollo socio-emocional y escalas específicas para el screening de TEA, en forma seriada en la infancia. La implementación de cuestionarios en línea permite optimiza su cobertura e interpretación. Independiente del dominio afectado, es importante realizar un seguimiento y comenzar con intervención temprana, mientras se realiza la confirmación diagnóstica.

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Autism Mental Status Examination (AMSE): A Valid Instrument in the Evaluation of Pre-school Children with Suspected Autism Spectrum Disorders?

Cited by 7 publications

References 37 publications

Incidence of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Youths Affected by Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome Based on Data from a Large Single Italian Clinical Cohort

Incidence of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Youths Affected by Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome Based on Data from a Large Single Italian Clinical Cohort

Perceived Support Needs of School-Aged Young People on the Autism Spectrum and Their Caregivers

Detección temprana de Trastorno del Espectro Autista: revisión de las herramientas de tamizaje validadas en Chile

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