Table 1.
Autism spectrum disorder + communication delays vs. typical development | ||||||||
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Study | Age (months) |
Sample Size |
Recruitment Groups | Outcome Groups | Specificity % (95% CI) |
Specificity % (95% CI) |
PPV % (95% CI) |
NPV % (95% CI) |
Pierce et al. (2011) | 12 | 10479 | General | ASD, LD, DD, other | - | - | 75 | - |
Wetherby et al. (2004) | < 24 | 3026 | General | ASD, DD, TD | 89 | 89 | 94 | 80 |
Wetherby et al. (2008) | 18 | 5385 | General | ASD, LD, TD | - | - | 77 | 90 |
24 | 79 | 88 | ||||||
Autism spectrum disorder only vs. typical development | ||||||||
Wetherby et al. (2004) | < 24 | 3026 | General | ASD, TD | 94 | 89 | 90 | 94 |
Wetherby et al. (2008) | 18-24 | 5385 | General | ASD, TD | 93 | - | - | - |
Oosterling et al. (2009) | 8-44 | 238 | High-risk1 | ASD, Non-ASD | 71 | 59 | 78 | 50 |
Dudova et al. (2014) | 24 | 155 | <1500g birth weight | ASD, TD | 85 | 85 | 38 | 98 |
Note. ASD = Autism spectrum disorder. TD = typical development. DD = developmental delay. LD = language delay.
High-risk if scored positive on the Early Screening of Autistic Traits (ESAT) or due to clinical concern.