Table 2.
Data collection protocol for CHARGE study: three developmental groups of children.
| Instruments administered | Administered to AU, DD, and GP children (except where noted) |
|---|---|
| In clinic | |
| ADOS (Lord et al. 2000) | AU only |
| ADI-R (Le Couteur et al. 2003) | AU only |
| MSEL (Mullen 1995) | |
| VABS (Sparrow et al. 1984) | |
| SCQ (Rutter et al. 2003) | DD or GP only |
| Child’s medical history | |
| Family autoimmune history | |
| Family medical history | |
| Physical, neurological, and dysmorphology exams | |
| CDQ | |
| Family early developmental characteristics | |
| Self-administered questionnaires completed at home | |
| Aberrant Behavior Checklist (Aman and Singh 1994) | |
| Multiple language questionnaire | |
| Gastrointestinal disorders survey | |
| Sleep history survey | |
| Telephone-administered exposure questionnaire | |
Abbreviations: AU, autism; GP, general population.