Autism in the Faroe Islands: Diagnostic Stability from Childhood to Early Adult Life
Childhood autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been regarded as one of the most stable diagnostic categories applied to young children with psychiatric/developmental disorders. The stability over time of a diagnosis of ASD is theoretically interesting and important for various diagnostic and...
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| author | Eva Kočovská Eva Billstedt Asa Ellefsen Hanna Kampmann I. Carina Gillberg Rannvá Biskupstø Guðrið Andorsdóttir Tormóður Stóra Helen Minnis Christopher Gillberg |
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| description | Childhood autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been regarded as one of the most stable diagnostic categories applied to young children with psychiatric/developmental disorders. The stability over time of a diagnosis of ASD is theoretically interesting and important for various diagnostic and clinical reasons. We studied the diagnostic stability of ASD from childhood to early adulthood in the Faroe Islands: a total school age population sample (8–17-year-olds) was screened and diagnostically assessed for AD in 2002 and 2009. This paper compares both independent clinical diagnosis and Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders (DISCO) algorithm diagnosis at two time points, separated by seven years. The stability of clinical ASD diagnosis was perfect for AD, good for “atypical autism”/PDD-NOS, and less than perfect for Asperger syndrome (AS). Stability of the DISCO algorithm subcategory diagnoses was more variable but still good for AD. Both systems showed excellent stability over the seven-year period for “any ASD” diagnosis, although a number of clear cases had been missed at the original screening in 2002. The findings support the notion that subcategories of ASD should be collapsed into one overarching diagnostic entity with subgrouping achieved on other “non-autism” variables, such as IQ and language levels and overall adaptive functioning. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-25f9dd7c544341fab3e4e8a3abfdfb1d2025-08-20T03:55:00ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/592371592371Autism in the Faroe Islands: Diagnostic Stability from Childhood to Early Adult LifeEva Kočovská0Eva Billstedt1Asa Ellefsen2Hanna Kampmann3I. Carina Gillberg4Rannvá Biskupstø5Guðrið Andorsdóttir6Tormóður Stóra7Helen Minnis8Christopher Gillberg9Institute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Caledonia House, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow G3 8SJ, UKGillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Kungsgatan 12, 411 19 Gothenburg, SwedenDepartment of Educational Psychology, Sernámsdepilin, Frælsinum 32, 100 Tórshavn, Faroe IslandsDepartment of Educational Psychology, Sernámsdepilin, Frælsinum 32, 100 Tórshavn, Faroe IslandsGillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Kungsgatan 12, 411 19 Gothenburg, SwedenChild and Youth Psychiatry, Psychiatric Department, The National Hospital of the Faroe Islands, J. C. Svabosgøta, 100 Tórshavn, Faroe IslandsGenetic Biobank of the Faroes, Ministry of Health, J. C. Svabosgøta 43, 100 Tórshavn, Faroe IslandsPsychiatric Center, The National Hospital of the Faroe Islands, J. C. Svabosgøta, 100 Tórshavn, Faroe IslandsInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Caledonia House, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow G3 8SJ, UKGillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Kungsgatan 12, 411 19 Gothenburg, SwedenChildhood autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been regarded as one of the most stable diagnostic categories applied to young children with psychiatric/developmental disorders. The stability over time of a diagnosis of ASD is theoretically interesting and important for various diagnostic and clinical reasons. We studied the diagnostic stability of ASD from childhood to early adulthood in the Faroe Islands: a total school age population sample (8–17-year-olds) was screened and diagnostically assessed for AD in 2002 and 2009. This paper compares both independent clinical diagnosis and Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders (DISCO) algorithm diagnosis at two time points, separated by seven years. The stability of clinical ASD diagnosis was perfect for AD, good for “atypical autism”/PDD-NOS, and less than perfect for Asperger syndrome (AS). Stability of the DISCO algorithm subcategory diagnoses was more variable but still good for AD. Both systems showed excellent stability over the seven-year period for “any ASD” diagnosis, although a number of clear cases had been missed at the original screening in 2002. The findings support the notion that subcategories of ASD should be collapsed into one overarching diagnostic entity with subgrouping achieved on other “non-autism” variables, such as IQ and language levels and overall adaptive functioning.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/592371 |
| spellingShingle | Eva Kočovská Eva Billstedt Asa Ellefsen Hanna Kampmann I. Carina Gillberg Rannvá Biskupstø Guðrið Andorsdóttir Tormóður Stóra Helen Minnis Christopher Gillberg Autism in the Faroe Islands: Diagnostic Stability from Childhood to Early Adult Life The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Autism in the Faroe Islands: Diagnostic Stability from Childhood to Early Adult Life |
| title_full | Autism in the Faroe Islands: Diagnostic Stability from Childhood to Early Adult Life |
| title_fullStr | Autism in the Faroe Islands: Diagnostic Stability from Childhood to Early Adult Life |
| title_full_unstemmed | Autism in the Faroe Islands: Diagnostic Stability from Childhood to Early Adult Life |
| title_short | Autism in the Faroe Islands: Diagnostic Stability from Childhood to Early Adult Life |
| title_sort | autism in the faroe islands diagnostic stability from childhood to early adult life |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/592371 |
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