Table 1.

Criterion for Diagnosis of ASD and a Corresponding Item on the DICA-ASD.

Criterion		DICA-ASD item
A	Traumatic event	Can you tell me what happened to you [traumatic event]?
A2	Response of horror, terror, or helplessness	When this happened to you, did you feel absolutely terrified?
B1	Subjective sense of numbing	At the time of the [traumatic event] did you feel spaced out or dazed?
B2	Reduction in awareness	At the time of the [traumatic event], did what was happening seem unreal to you?
B3	Derealization	At the time of the [traumatic event], did time seem different?
B4	Depersonalization	At the time of the [traumatic event], did your body feel different or changed?
B5	Dissociative amnesia	At the time of the [traumatic event], were there parts you could not seem to remember?
C	Re-experiencing	Since the time of the [traumatic event], have you had nightmares about [traumatic event] or other upsetting things?
D	Marked avoidance	Since the time of the [traumatic event], have you tried to stay away from anything or anybody that might remind you of the [traumatic event]?
E	Increased arousal	Since the time of the [traumatic event], do you feel more watchful about something or someone hurting you?
F	Interference	Have these feelings been a very big problem for you?
G	Duration	How long after [traumatic event], did any of these things start?

Note. DICA-ASD = acute stress disorder module of the Diagnostic Interview for Children and Adolescents.