Development of a scale for identifying autism spectrum disorder during early childhood

The warning signs of autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review

“…Thus, signs of autism could happen with more facility in a nondomestic environment, such as preschool, not favoring the analysis of parents and guardians. 12 Another important variable analyzed was the gender of the study participants. The results revealed male prevalence, which may reveal an underreporting of early signs of autism in girls, since the manifestations of the disorder are different between the sexes 13 , and only recently these gender differences were questioned, making most of the screening tools currently used not sensitive for autism detection in female children, which may be going unnoticed by current studies.…”

“…The results revealed male prevalence, which may reveal an underreporting of early signs of autism in girls, since the manifestations of the disorder are different between the sexes 13 , and only recently these gender differences were questioned, making most of the screening tools currently used not sensitive for autism detection in female children, which may be going unnoticed by current studies. 12 Regarding the types of studies included in this review, it is observed that screening studies were often recurrent of which tools were used to quantify early signs of alertness to autism and, through comparison between children, analyze the intensity with which these signs are presented by each child. This restricted to pre-established tools analysis caused poor mentioning about certain signs because they were not frequent in these traditional tools, such as sensory hyperreactivity, which was more commonly reported in observational studies with caregivers or educators.…”

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

“… 2 However, India lacks comprehensive screening tools covering all age groups, as existing tools only serve a minimum of 1.5 years to a maximum of 18 years of age. 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 …”