Development and preliminary validation of Nayak Autism Screening Instrument (NASI)

Unavailability of Screening Tool for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Indian Context

“… 3 – 5 Another recently developed parent-child social-emotional reciprocity questionnaire, i.e., the Nayak SER Questionnaire (NSERQ), is also meant for 3–10 years age. 6 …”

“…Undetected ASD after age 18 shows a need for awareness and accessible screening tools by grassroots stakeholders, as existing tools are limited to health workers and not open to teachers or parents as only content validity of Nayak autism spectrum disorder has been evaluated. 4 But evolving autism definitions have left many adults newly identified with ASD. Although being diagnosed with a mental health condition is a human right, currently there is no specific tool developed for screening Indian adults with ASD.…”