Ritvo Autism and Asperger Diagnostic Scale

The Ritvo Autism & Asperger Diagnostic Scale (RAADS) is a psychological self-rating scale developed by the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at the Karolinska Institute, to aid in the identification of patients who may have undiagnosed ASD.[1]

Ritvo Autism and Asperger Diagnostic Scale
Purposediagnose ASD

Background

Because autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be difficult to distinguish from other psychiatric disorders. The clinical assessment of ASD is lengthy, and has to be performed by a specialized clinician. Therefore, a screening instrument to aid in the identification of patients who may have undiagnosed ASD should be useful. The purpose of this study was to develop such a screening instrument.

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See also

References

  1. Eriksson, J. M., Andersen, L. M., & Bejerot, S. (2013). RAADS-14 Screen: validity of a screening tool for autism spectrum disorder in an adult psychiatric population. Molecular Autism, 4, 49. http://doi.org/10.1186/2040-2392-4-49


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