Screening for intellectual disability in autistic people: A brief report

McKenzie, Karen; Metcalfe, Dale; Murray, Aja Louise

doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2022.102076

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“…The LDSQ has been found to have good psychometric properties and can accurately identify adults with intellectual disability, with sensitivity and specificity ranging from 82% to 92% and 84% to 92% respectively depending on the setting (McKenzie et al, 2012(McKenzie et al, , 2015McKenzie & Paxton, 2006). The screening tool can also accurately identify intellectual disability in people with co-occurring autism (McKenzie et al, 2023).…”

Section: Assessing Intellectual Disabilitymentioning

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Using the learning disability screening questionnaire to help identify people with an intellectual disability in homeless services

McKenzie,

Murray,

Metcalfe

et al. 2023

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BackgroundWe explored the accuracy of using the learning disability screening questionnaire (LDSQ) in services for people experiencing homelessness in the United Kingdom.MethodWe examined the concordance between the LDSQ outcomes and assessments of intellectual disability. Seventy adults experiencing homelessness completed the LDSQ. Staff completed the LDSQ and a measure of adaptive functioning for 38 of this group. Nine participants received an intellectual assessment.ResultsSensitivity and specificity for the LDSQ when completed by staff was 83% and 96% respectively and 50% and 92% when completed by the individual. Seven people had intellectual and adaptive functioning in the intellectual disability range.ConclusionThe results suggest that the LDSQ would be an appropriate and beneficial screening tool to use within services for people experiencing homelessness. More accurate results would be likely if it were completed by staff.

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Section: Assessing Intellectual Disabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Using the learning disability screening questionnaire to help identify people with an intellectual disability in homeless services

McKenzie,

Murray,

Metcalfe

et al. 2023

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Evaluating the effectiveness of the CAIDS-Q for screening for intellectual disability in mainstream schools

McKenzie,

Murray,

Metcalfe

et al. 2024

International Journal of Developmental Disabilities

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The characteristics of users of an online screening tool for children and adolescents with intellectual disability and of those being screened

McKenzie,

Murray,

Thompson

et al. 2024

J Intellect Disabil

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Screening tools can help with the identification of intellectual disability, but little is known about who uses them. This study analysed anonymous information from 2691 users of an evidence-based, online, intellectual disability screening questionnaire for children and adolescents (CAIDS-Q) to explore the characteristics of the users and of those being screened. The users were split almost equally between parents/family members (48.6%) and professionals (49.9%), with the majority (63.8%) of the latter group being health staff. Significant differences in the characteristics of the children being screened were found, according to whether the user was a parent/family member or a professional, with the overall pattern suggesting that professionals screened children with greater complexity of needs, but about whom less was known. The screened children had a range of areas of difficulties that are common to those with intellectual disability. Implications for practice are discussed.

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Screening for intellectual disability in autistic people: A brief report

Cited by 5 publications

References 32 publications

Using the learning disability screening questionnaire to help identify people with an intellectual disability in homeless services

Using the learning disability screening questionnaire to help identify people with an intellectual disability in homeless services

Evaluating the effectiveness of the CAIDS-Q for screening for intellectual disability in mainstream schools

The characteristics of users of an online screening tool for children and adolescents with intellectual disability and of those being screened

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