Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Albert L Siu¹; US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF); Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo², David C Grossman³, Linda Ciofu Baumann⁴, Karina W Davidson⁵, Mark Ebell⁶, Francisco A R García⁷, Matthew Gillman⁸, Jessica Herzstein⁹, Alex R Kemper¹⁰, Alex H Krist¹¹, Ann E Kurth¹², Douglas K Owens¹³, William R Phillips¹⁴, Maureen G Phipps¹⁵, Michael P Pignone¹⁶

Affiliations

¹ Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York2James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
² University of California, San Francisco.
³ Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington.
⁴ University of Wisconsin, Madison.
⁵ Columbia University, New York, New York.
⁶ University of Georgia, Athens.
⁷ Pima County Department of Health, Tucson, Arizona.
⁸ Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁹ Independent consultant, Washington, DC.
¹⁰ Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
¹¹ Fairfax Family Practice, Fairfax, Virginia13Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.
¹² New York University, New York.
¹³ Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California16Stanford University, Stanford, California.
¹⁴ University of Washington, Seattle.
¹⁵ Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
¹⁶ University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

PMID: 26881372
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.0018

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Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Albert L Siu et al. JAMA. 2016.

. 2016 Feb 16;315(7):691-6.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.0018.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York2James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
² University of California, San Francisco.
³ Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington.
⁴ University of Wisconsin, Madison.
⁵ Columbia University, New York, New York.
⁶ University of Georgia, Athens.
⁷ Pima County Department of Health, Tucson, Arizona.
⁸ Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁹ Independent consultant, Washington, DC.
¹⁰ Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
¹¹ Fairfax Family Practice, Fairfax, Virginia13Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.
¹² New York University, New York.
¹³ Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California16Stanford University, Stanford, California.
¹⁴ University of Washington, Seattle.
¹⁵ Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
¹⁶ University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

PMID: 26881372
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.0018

Abstract

Description: New US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children.

Methods: The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the accuracy, benefits, and potential harms of brief, formal screening instruments for ASD administered during routine primary care visits and the benefits and potential harms of early behavioral treatment for young children identified with ASD through screening.

Population: This recommendation applies to children aged 18 to 30 months who have not been diagnosed with ASD or developmental delay and for whom no concerns of ASD have been raised by parents, other caregivers, or health care professionals.

Recommendation: The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for ASD in young children for whom no concerns of ASD have been raised by their parents or a clinician. (I statement).

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Comment in

Embrace the Complexity: The US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation on Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Silverstein M, Radesky J. Silverstein M, et al. JAMA. 2016 Feb 16;315(7):661-2. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.0051. JAMA. 2016. PMID: 26881368 No abstract available.
Autism Screening or Smoke Screen and Mirrors?
Powell CM. Powell CM. JAMA Neurol. 2016 Apr;73(4):386-7. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.0126. JAMA Neurol. 2016. PMID: 26882170 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Screening for autism.
[No authors listed] [No authors listed] Arch Dis Child. 2016 May;101(5):454. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-310796. Epub 2016 Mar 11. Arch Dis Child. 2016. PMID: 26969583 No abstract available.

Summary for patients in

JAMA PATIENT PAGE. Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Jin J. Jin J. JAMA. 2016 Feb 16;315(7):718. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.0930. JAMA. 2016. PMID: 26881385 No abstract available.

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