DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ONLINE PROTOCOL FOR ASD DIAGNOSIS IN CHILDREN USING TELEMEDICINE TOOLS

• Authors: STROUPKOVÁ Lucie; KOLÁŘ Senad; KNEDLÍKOVÁ Lenka; VYHNALOVÁ Martina; BITTNEROVA Anna Marie; NOVAKOVA Nela; PACKANOVA Ivona; HORAK Ondrej; OSLEJSKOVA Hana; DANHOFER Pavlína
• Year of publication: 2023
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Arts
• Web: https://www.jaacap.org/article/S0890-8567(23)01916-0/fulltext
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2023.09.432
• Keywords: developmental disability; ASD; ASD diagnostic protocol
• Description: ASD is a developmental disability characterized by persistent difficulties in social communication and interactions and by restricted or repetitive behavior. Early detection of ASD and early interventions are essential for further development of an individual. The COVID-19 pandemic had led to the limitation of nonacute health care in Czechia, which restrained the accessibility of early diagnostics. To address this, we established an online ASD diagnostic protocol using the means of telemedicine to conduct clinical research on its validity and applicability into the clinical context.