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KMID : 0894920210210010001
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Journal of the Korean Association for Persons with Autism
2021 Volume.21 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.31
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Development of Screening Items for Identifying Autism Spectrum Disorder during Early Childhood
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Choi Jin-Hyeok
Park Jae-Kuk
Kim Eun-Ra
Kim Dae-Yong
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Abstract
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This study aimed primarily to develop and identify the validity of the developmental psychological behavioral development indicators for early screening of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). For this purpose, we (a) analyzed prior ASD-related research and ASD screeningdiagnostic instruments, (b) carried out focus group interviews, (c) conducted expert consultations to draft the behavior development indicators, and finally (d) administered a Delphi survey to collect opinions on the content validity, interventional applicability, age suitability, structural possibility, etc. of the draft behavior development indicators. Through these four major procedures, we finalized the behavior development indicators to identify ASD infants in the early childhood period. The main findings of this study are as follows: First, the Developmental Psychological Behavioral Indicators for early screening of ASD consisted of three primary areas (i.e., social communication, sensory responses, repetitive and restricted interests, and behaviors), 14 sub-areas, and 40 questions. Second, the social communication consisted of response to name calling, eye contact, joint attention, gross motor imitation, response to facial expression, demand, peer, and other interactions. Third, sensory responses consisted of the responses to the visual, auditory, and tactile stimuli. Fourth, Repetitive and Restricted interests and Behaviors (RRB’s) consisted of vocal/physical stereotypes, echolalia, stereotyped behaviors using objects, and limited attention, obsession, and coercion. Based on the results of this study, we highlighted (a) the importance of early screening, (b) linkage between ASD early screening and practical interventions in future special education and medical sites, and (c) the possibilities of early screening tools that converge with AI(artificial intelligence) technologies.
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KEYWORD
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Autism Spectrum Disorder, Early Screening Scale, ASD Development Indicator
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