The Use of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) as a Diagnostic Scale for Infants with Autism.

Mooly Kochav-LevOdeya Bennett-BackMeir LotanChen Stein Zamir

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

The prevalence of ASD among children referred to DPT for MDD is higher than its prevalence within the general population. The most common reasons for a child with ASD to be referred for DPT services are MMDs. AIMS was found to be a sensitive tool to pinpoint relevant candidates for ASD screening among children treated in DPT. Possible effects of the study: The use of AIMS as a relevant assessment scale for this group of clients is recommended. Training DPTs in identifying initial ASD signs and developing their clinical reasoning abilities will increase the chance of implementing early intervention with this group of clients.

Keyphrases

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