Abstract
Early detection and treatment have been shown to be effective in reducing disability severity caused by Autistic Spectrum
Disorders (ASDs). As Spanish pediatricians have no detection tool, the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT)
was first translated into and culturally adapted to Spanish. Validity and reliability studies were carried out in two different
geographical areas of Spain, where M-CHAT was administered to two different samples, namely: 2,480 high- and low-risk children;
and 2,055 low-risk children. The results obtained were similar to those yielded by the original M-CHAT studies. Differences
were found in positive predictive value, due to the low ASD frequency observed in this study. M-CHAT is still being studied
in a large population-based screening program in Spain.
Disorders (ASDs). As Spanish pediatricians have no detection tool, the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT)
was first translated into and culturally adapted to Spanish. Validity and reliability studies were carried out in two different
geographical areas of Spain, where M-CHAT was administered to two different samples, namely: 2,480 high- and low-risk children;
and 2,055 low-risk children. The results obtained were similar to those yielded by the original M-CHAT studies. Differences
were found in positive predictive value, due to the low ASD frequency observed in this study. M-CHAT is still being studied
in a large population-based screening program in Spain.
- Content Type Journal Article
- DOI 10.1007/s10803-010-1163-z
- Authors
- Ricardo Canal-Bedia, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
- Patricia García-Primo, National Research Institute of Rare Diseases, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Monformte de Lemos 5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- María Victoria Martín-Cilleros, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
- José Santos-Borbujo, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
- Zoila Guisuraga-Fernández, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
- Lorena Herráez-García, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
- María del Mar Herráez-García, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
- Leticia Boada-Muñoz, Gregorio Marañón University Teaching Hospital, Madrid, Spain
- Joaquín Fuentes-Biggi, Guipúzcoa Polyclinic and the Guipuzka Autism Association (GAUTENA), San Sebastián, Spain
- Manuel Posada-de la Paz, Natinoal Research Institute of Rare Diseases, Instituto de Salud Carlos III and The Centre for Network Research on Rare Diseases (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras – CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
- Journal Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Online ISSN 1573-3432
- Print ISSN 0162-3257