Preliminary Validation and Feasibility of the Autism Detection in Early Childhood-Virtual (ADEC-V) for Autism Telehealth Evaluations in a Hospital Setting

Elizabeth M. Kryszak; Charles M. Albright; Kevin G. Stephenson; Rose E. Nevill; Darren Hedley; Claire O. Burns; Robyn L. Young; Eric M. Butter; Kerrigan Vargo; James A. Mulick

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Preliminary Validation and Feasibility of the Autism Detection in Early Childhood-Virtual (ADEC-V) for Autism Telehealth Evaluations in a Hospital Setting

Elizabeth M. Kryszak, Charles M. Albright, Kevin G. Stephenson, Rose E. Nevill, Darren Hedley, Claire O. Burns, Robyn L. Young, Eric M. Butter, Kerrigan Vargo, James A. Mulick

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This study provided preliminary validation of the Autism Detection in Early Childhood-Virtual (ADEC-V) for telehealth assessment of possible autism. Participants were 121 children (24.79% female) aged 18–47 months who completed telehealth evaluations at a large pediatric hospital in the Midwestern United States between October 2020 and February 2021. The ADEC-V showed good sensitivity (0.82) and specificity (0.78) and was significantly correlated with other ASD symptom measures (i.e., CARS-2, ADI-R). Internal consistency was acceptable (α = 0.77). These results need replication in a larger and broader sample including more children without ASD. This preliminary validation study identifies the ADEC-V as a promising measure for telehealth ASD assessments in young children.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5139-5149
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	52
Issue number	12
Early online date	9 Feb 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05433-1
Publication status	Published - Dec 2022

Keywords

Assessment
Autism spectrum disorder
Psychometrics
Screening
Telemedicine
Young children

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Kryszak, E. M., Albright, C. M., Stephenson, K. G., Nevill, R. E., Hedley, D., Burns, C. O., Young, R. L., Butter, E. M., Vargo, K., & Mulick, J. A. (2022). Preliminary Validation and Feasibility of the Autism Detection in Early Childhood-Virtual (ADEC-V) for Autism Telehealth Evaluations in a Hospital Setting. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52(12), 5139-5149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05433-1

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Preliminary Validation and Feasibility of the Autism Detection in Early Childhood-Virtual (ADEC-V) for Autism Telehealth Evaluations in a Hospital Setting. / Kryszak, Elizabeth M.; Albright, Charles M.; Stephenson, Kevin G. et al.
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