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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Autism Res. 2022 Nov 15;16(1):52–65. doi: 10.1002/aur.2849

Table 1.

Diagnosis of ASD in the VUMC Synthetic Derivative

  • High Evidence:
    • Psychological Evaluation with confirmatory Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS).
    • Autism Clinic Specialist form in chart
    • Medication management visit for Autism Spectrum Disorder
    • Note from VUMC Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorder (TRIAD)
    • 2 or more mentions of TRIAD involvement (outside of an actual TRIAD note)
  • Mid-Evidence:
    • Psychological Evaluation form with diagnosis of ASD made
    • 2 or more mentions of autism by autism specific providers: Neurology, Psychiatry, Developmental Pediatrics, Behavior, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology
  • Low Evidence:
    • At least one relevant ICD code (for Cohort 1)
    • Single mention of autism in a note (for Cohort 2)