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Questionnaire can be helpful in detecting autism during toddlerhood: Study ANI | Updated: Jul 18, 2021 10:35 IST
Cambridge [UK], July 18 (ANI): At 18-30 months of age, autism can be detected using the Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT), though it s not possible to identify every child at a young age who will later be diagnosed as autistic.
The results of research led by the University of Cambridge was published in The BMJ Paediatrics Open.
The team at the Autism Research Centre in Cambridge conducted a prospective population screening study of nearly 4,000 toddlers using a parent-report instrument they developed, called the Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT). Toddlers were screened at 18 months and followed up at 4 years.
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