Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Mar;51(3):1007–1012. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04468-6

Table 1.

Studies using the Infant-Toddler Checklist as a screener in young children

Autism spectrum disorder + communication delays vs. typical development
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.

1

High-risk if scored positive on the Early Screening of Autistic Traits (ESAT) or due to clinical concern.