Studies on the Diagnostic Instruments for Autism Spectrum Disorder
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autism spectrum disorder, diagnosis, instrumentsAbstract
Introduction: According to data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE, 2020), Brazil had 3.3 million people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), of which 45.6 million had some type of disability; however, there are still difficulties in diagnosing, due to the few instruments validated for the Brazilian population, which has caused an increase in the number of people diagnosed with this characteristic, which puts the criteria and referrals for care into discussion in health units or private clinics. The aim of this work is to identify and analyze the set of academic productions that are available on the website of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) and on PubMed that address ASD diagnostic instruments. Methodology: A systematic review of academic productions was carried out in the CAPES and PubMed databases, from 2014 to 2024. The descriptors were: autism spectrum disorder with the Boolean operator “and” diagnosis, autism spectrum disorder “and “evaluation”. After selecting the productions identified in the aforementioned databases, an integrative analysis of this set was carried out. Results: 5 were analyzed articles, which demonstrated the need for investment in research to build diagnostic instruments that are adapted and validated for the reality of the Brazilian population, since the most cited instruments were DI-R, ADOS (including the ADOS-2 version), CARS and M-CHAT.
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