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Abstract

Evaluation and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Preschools

Chrysanthi Vasilarou*, Paraskevi Tatsiopoulou*

Background: The purpose of this literature review is to document the standardized autism diagnostic tools that exist both globally and in the Greek population. More specifically, the current study focuses on autism assessment tools that can be administered from early childhood and are based both on clinical observation of the child and on data collection from questionnaires that are self-completed by parents or by the clinician.
Methods: To carry out this literature review, books, contemporary texts as well as the following search engines were used: Google Scholar, Science Direct and PubMed. After screening the content of the literature references so that they correspond to the topic of this study, 38 literature references were used.
Results: According to the present study, it appears that standardized diagnostic tools based on clinical observation and interaction with the examinee are few, while assessment scales that involve obtaining information through questionnaires prevail. More specifically, the standardized diagnostic tools for autism in Greece are insufficient as the only one mentioned in this article that has been translated into Greek is the M-CHAT and the M-CHAT-R/F.
Keywords: Autism; Assessment tools; Toddlers; Diagnosis

Published Date: 2025-05-05; Received Date: 2025-04-05