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Facilitating Autism Diagnosis in Shorter Timeframes by PCCs
Sponsor: Boston Children's Hospital
Summary
This study is looking at time to diagnostic resolution for children ages 18-36 months with concern of ASD. The main purpose of this research study is to see if the time between when a child aged 18-36 months fails an autism screen or a clinician raises concern and is evaluated is shorter in the primary care practices where the clinicians have been trained to conduct diagnostic evaluations. The training includes use of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale-2, which is validated for use in children 2 and older. The investigators also want to learn more about whether primary care clinicians can accurately evaluate and diagnose young children ages 18-36 months of age with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Official title: Impact and Effectiveness of Training Primary Care Clinicians to Diagnose Autism in Children 18-36 Months by Primary Care Clinicians: A Multisite Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
300
Start Date
2026-03-01
Completion Date
2027-10-01
Last Updated
2026-03-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Educational training to conduct ASD diagnostic evaluations
The intervention is being trained in a 6-session curriculum designed to teach primary care clinicians to conduct autism diagnostic evaluations.