Autism—Tics, AD/HD, and other Comorbities

The Autism—Tics, AD/HD, and other Comorbities (A—TAC) is a psychological measure used to screen for other conditions occurring with tics.[1][2] Along with tic disorders, it screens for autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other conditions with onset in childhood.[1] One telephone survey found it was not validated for eating disorders.[3]

Developed at the University of Gothenburg, A—TAC is organized into twenty modules. The A-TAC can be done as a clinical telephone interview and is also available in multiple languages on the Swedish Child Neuropsychiatry Science Foundation.[4] Questions include "almost verbatim" the characteristics listed in the DSM-IV diagnostic definitions of disorders for several conditions.[4]

References
  1. Martino D, Pringsheim TM, Cavanna AE, et al. (March 2017). "Systematic review of severity scales and screening instruments for tics: Critique and recommendations". Mov. Disord. (Review). 32 (3): 467–473. doi:10.1002/mds.26891. PMC 5482361. PMID 28071825.
  2. Sukhodolsky DG, Gladstone TR, Kaushal SA, Piasecka JB, Leckman JF (2017). "Tics and Tourette Syndrome". In Matson JL (ed.). Handbook of Childhood Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities Treatment. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. p. 248.
  3. Mårland C, Lichtenstein P, Degl'Innocenti A, et al. (December 2017). "The Autism-Tics, ADHD and other Comorbidities inventory (A-TAC): previous and predictive validity". BMC Psychiatry. 17 (1): 403. doi:10.1186/s12888-017-1563-0. PMC 5732476. PMID 29246205.
  4. Larson T, Anckarsäter H, Gillberg C, et al. (January 2010). "The autism--tics, AD/HD and other comorbidities inventory (A-TAC): further validation of a telephone interview for epidemiological research". BMC Psychiatry. 10: 1. doi:10.1186/1471-244X-10-1. PMC 2823676. PMID 20055988.
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