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Clinical: specific disorders

Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised (with Follow-Up).

M-CHAT-R/F

What it measures
Autism-spectrum risk screening in toddlers aged 16-30 months; parent-report behaviours indicative of ASD
Length and format
20 (+ structured Follow-Up interview). Yes/No parent-report; scored for low/medium/high risk; Follow-Up administered at medium risk (checklist/symptom inventory)
Language versions
Dozens of languages worldwide; one of the most-translated developmental screens
Normative data
Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Robins, D. L., Casagrande, K., Barton, M., et al. (2014). Validation of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised with Follow-up (M-CHAT-R/F). Pediatrics, 133(1), 37-45.

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