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Interrelationship Between Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Generic (ADOS-G), Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R), and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) Classification in Children and Adolescents with Mental Retardation

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders volume 34, pages 129–137 (2004)Cite this article

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The interrelationship between the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R), Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Generic (ADOS-G) and clinical classification was studied in 184 children and adolescents with Mental Retardation (MR). The agreement between the ADI-R and ADOS-G was fair, with a substantial difference between younger and older children (5–8 vs. 8+ years). Compared with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV-TR (DSM-IV-TR) classification of Autistic Disorder (AD) and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), both instruments measure AD or PDD validly and reliably. Even in low-functioning children the interrelationship between the instruments and the clinical classification was satisfactory. The combination of ADI-R and ADOS-G identifies AD or PDD, as described in the DSM-IV-TR, most appropriately. Both instruments seem to be of great value in the diagnostic process of PDD in children and adolescents with MR.

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  1. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

    Annelies de Bildt, Sjoerd Sytema, Cees Ketelaars, Erik Mulder & Ruud Minderaa

  2. Stichting Hendrik van Boeijen, Assen, the Netherlands

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  3. Child Study Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT

    Fred Volkmar

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de Bildt, A., Sytema, S., Ketelaars, C. et al. Interrelationship Between Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Generic (ADOS-G), Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R), and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) Classification in Children and Adolescents with Mental Retardation. J Autism Dev Disord 34, 129–137 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JADD.0000022604.22374.5f

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  • MR