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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This study investigated the childhood autism rating scale (CARS) as a tool for ASD diagnoses for 2-year-old (n = 376) and 4-year-old (n = 230) children referred for possible autism. The cut-off score to distinguish autistic disorder from PDD-NOS was 32 in the 2-year-old sample (consistent with Lord in J Child Psychol Psychiatry Allied Discipl, 36, 1365–1382, 1995), and 30 in the 4-year-old sample, with good sensitivity and specificity at both ages. The cut-off score to distinguish ASD from non-ASD at both ages was 25.5, with good sensitivity and specificity. Results confirm the utility of the CARS in distinguishing autistic disorder from PDD-NOS, and distinguishing ASD from other developmental disorders and typical development and suggest that an ASD cutoff around 25, which is in common clinical use, is valid.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3612531/

Here's one citation. It's older, but from the time when my child took the test.

It maybe your gold standard for ASD but it is not with language disorders. You are probably the same person who screams when MERLD is used but are pulling an old study with an outdated disorder which was basically the catch all of we don’t know what is wrong with your child.

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PDD Nos is not a diagnosis anymore.  It used to be the catch all for everything.  Children with language delays early on look very similar but it teases out in the later years.[/quote]

Did you read the part where I said it was older? ALso, does not change it's accuracy. [/quote][/quote]

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