SIGN Guideline 98: Assessment, diagnosis and clinical interventions for children and young people with autism spectrum disorders

Abbreviations

3di Developmental, dimensional and diagnostic interview

ABA Applied behavioural analysis

ADHD Attention deficit and hyperkinetic disorders

ADI-R Autism diagnostic interview – revised

ADOS-G Autism diagnostic observation schedule–generic

AIT Auditory integration training

ASL Additional support for learning

ASD Autism spectrum disorder

CARS Childhood autism rating scale

CAST Childhood Asperger syndrome test

CBT Cognitive behaviour therapy

CHAT Checklist for autism in toddlers

DISCO Diagnostic interview for social and communication disorders

DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid

DSM-IV Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 4th edition

EEG Electroencephalogram

GP General practitioner

Hall 4 Health for all Children

ICD-10 International classification of diseases, version 10

IQ Intelligence quotient

M-CHAT Modified checklist for autism in toddlers

MMR Measles, mumps and rubella

MRC Medical Research Council

MRI Magnetic resonance imaging

NAPC National autism plan for children

OCD Obsessive compulsive disorder

PHIS Public Health Institute of Scotland

RCT Randomised controlled trial

SIGN Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

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