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. 2022 Oct:98:102022.
doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2022.102022. Epub 2022 Aug 8.

Video-based screening for children with suspected autism spectrum disorder - experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in India

Archana Kadam  1 , Isha Godiwala Soni  2 , Sandeep Kadam  1 , Anand Pandit  1 , Sanjay Patole  3
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Video-based screening for children with suspected autism spectrum disorder - experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in India

Archana Kadam et al. Res Autism Spectr Disord. 2022 Oct.

Abstract

Background: Assessments for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) must adapt to the current COVID-19 pandemic through innovation in screening and assessment strategies using technology. To our knowledge there are no such studies reported from India. We aimed to study the predictive ability of video-based screening tool with definitive diagnosis in children with ASD.

Method: Thirty-nine children were screened independently by two examiners with a video-based screening tool to start intervention followed by an in-person evaluation by clinical DSM-5 diagnosis three months later.

Result: Similar to studies from developed countries, videos assessments showed a 94.87% correlation with the final diagnosis. Interobserver video agreement had a kappa correlation of 0.803, which was classified as substantial agreement.

Conclusion: Video-based evaluations may be used as an interim assessment to initiate early intervention in children with ASD in resource-limited setups in the current pandemic situation. Large, well-designed prospective studies are required to confirm our results.

Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; DSM-5; India; Interim; Video-based screening.

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