Development of a Brief Parent-Report Screen for Common Gastrointestinal Disorders in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Kara G. Margolis; Timothy M. Buie; J. Blake Turner; Anna E. Silberman; Judith F. Feldman; Katherine F. Murray; Maureen McSwiggan-Hardin; Joseph Levy; Margaret L. Bauman; Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele; Agnes H. Whitaker; Harland S. Winter

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Development of a Brief Parent-Report Screen for Common Gastrointestinal Disorders in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Kara G. Margolis, Timothy M. Buie, J. Blake Turner, Anna E. Silberman, Judith F. Feldman, Katherine F. Murray, Maureen McSwiggan-Hardin, Joseph Levy, Margaret L. Bauman, Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, Agnes H. Whitaker, Harland S. Winter

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Gastrointestinal dysfunction in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is common and associated with problem behaviors. This study describes the development of a brief, parent-report screen that relies minimally upon the child’s ability to report or localize pain for identifying children with ASD at risk for one of three common gastrointestinal disorders (functional constipation, functional diarrhea, and gastroesophageal reflux disease). In a clinical sample of children with ASD, this 17-item screen identified children having one or more of these disorders with a sensitivity of 84%, specificity of 43%, and a positive predictive value of 67%. If found to be valid in an independent sample of children with ASD, the screen will be useful in both clinical practice and research.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	349-362
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	49
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3767-7
State	Published - Jan 15 2019

Keywords

Autism
Behavior
Comorbidities
GI
Gastrointestinal
Screen

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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Margolis, K. G., Buie, T. M., Turner, J. B., Silberman, A. E., Feldman, J. F., Murray, K. F., McSwiggan-Hardin, M., Levy, J., Bauman, M. L., Veenstra-VanderWeele, J., Whitaker, A. H., & Winter, H. S. (2019). Development of a Brief Parent-Report Screen for Common Gastrointestinal Disorders in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49(1), 349-362. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3767-7

Margolis, KG, Buie, TM, Turner, JB, Silberman, AE, Feldman, JF, Murray, KF, McSwiggan-Hardin, M, Levy, J, Bauman, ML, Veenstra-VanderWeele, J, Whitaker, AH & Winter, HS 2019, 'Development of a Brief Parent-Report Screen for Common Gastrointestinal Disorders in Autism Spectrum Disorder', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 349-362. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3767-7

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