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Screening for ASD with the Korean CBCL/1½–5

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To test the Child Behavior Checklist’s (CBCL/1½–5) ability to screen for autism spectrum disorders (ASD), we studied Korean preschoolers: 46 with ASD, 111 with developmental delay (DD), 71 with other psychiatric disorders (OPD), and 228 non-referred (NR). The ASD group scored significantly higher than the other groups on the Withdrawn and DSM-Pervasive Developmental Problems (DSM-PDP) scales as well as attaining higher scores (p < .001) on seven items reflecting ASD. With a T ≥ 65 cutpoint on the DSM-PDP scale, sensitivity was 80 % for identifying ASD relative to the other three groups, but specificity varied across groups: NR = 87 %, OPD = 55 %, DD = 60 %, replicating in a non-Western sample results from previous studies. Results suggested that the CBCL/1½–5 performs best in Level 1 screening, namely differentiating children with ASD from children in the general population.

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Acknowledgments

Some findings from this research were presented as a talk entitled Sensitivity and Specificity of the Korean CBCL/1.5-5 presented by Young Ah Kim at the 19th World Congress of IACAPAP, Beijing, June, 2010.

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  1. Bryn Mawr College, 101N. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA, 19010, USA

    Leslie Rescorla

  2. Huno Consulting, Seoul, South Korea

    Young Ah Kim

  3. Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

    Kyung Ja Oh

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Rescorla, L., Kim, Y.A. & Oh, K.J. Screening for ASD with the Korean CBCL/1½–5. J Autism Dev Disord 45, 4039–4050 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2255-y

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