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. 2021 May 2;22:319. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05286-6

Table 1.

Schedule of measures

Screening measures Well-child check-ups with pediatric providers
<18 months 18 months 24 months 48 months
Experimental M-CHAT-R/F X Optional X
Provider concerns Optional X Optional X
SCQ X
Usual care M-CHAT-R/F X
Provider concerns Optional Optional Optional X
SCQ X
Evaluation measures Diagnostica Post-treata 48 months 60 months
Parent measures (completed at home) CBCLb X X X X
History forms (family, medical, supplemental)c X X X X
PDDBI X X X X
Evaluation measures MSEL X X X X
VABS-3 X X X X
DAS-II Xd
ADOS-2e X X X
DIAL-4 X
BOSCC X X X X
Head circumference X X X X
TASIf X X
ADI-R X X
Eye-tracking X X X X
Diagnostic Checklist X X X X
Treatment measures (at home) Pre-treat During treat Post-treata 48 months 60 months
Parent measures PSI-4 X Xg X X
FES Xg
Child measures ESDM Checklist X Xh X
CPP X X X X

M-CHAT-R/F, Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised, with Follow-Up; SCQ, Social Communication Questionnaire; CBCL, Child Behavior Checklist; PDDBI, Pervasive Developmental Disorder Behavior Inventory; MSEL, Mullen Scales of Early Learning; Vineland-3, Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, 3rd Edition; DAS-II, Differential Abilities Scale, 2nd Edition; ADOS-2, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 2nd Edition; DIAL-4, Developmental Indicators for Assessment of Learning, 4th Edition; BOSCC, Brief Observation of Social Communication Change; TASI, Toddler ASD Symptom Inventory; ADI-R, Autism Diagnostic Interview, Revised; PSI-4, Parent Stress Index, 4th Edition; FES, Family Empowerment Scale; ESDM, Early Start Denver Model; CPP, Communication Play Protocol

aDiagnostic: initial evaluation; post-treatment: evaluation following 12 months of treatment

b18 months and older

cA re-evaluation history form may be utilized at later evaluations

dUse instead of Mullen if skill level at ceiling on Mullen

eThe appropriate module will be selected based upon the age of the child and verbal ability—toddler module (30 months or less with no phrase speech), module 1 (31 months or more with no phrase speech), and module 2 (phrase speech)

fTASI omitted if child older than 36 months

gAdministered at month 9 of treatment

hAdministered quarterly during treatment