OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine if the Checklist for @entity72 (CASD) was inadvertently overemphasizing @entity2438 symptoms in a population of @entity1 without @entity2438 . METHODS: @entity1 noted with communication delays were referred to both a developmental pediatrician and a speech and language pathologist for an @entity1742 and @entity2438 evaluation. All @entity1 who underwent both @entity2438 and @entity1742 evaluations and met rule-in or rule-out criteria for both diagnoses were included in the study, resulting in a sample size of 30. RESULTS: Our results show that 63.6% of @entity1 initially diagnosed with @entity2438 also had @entity1742 , 36.8% of @entity1 initially diagnosed with @entity1742 also had @entity2438 , 23.3% had neither, and 23.3% had both. Overall diagnostic accuracy for the CASD was 96.7%. Overall accuracy for the CASD for @entity1 without @entity1742 was 100% and accuracy for @entity1 with @entity1742 was 94.7%. Specificity for the CASD was 100%, while sensitivity was 90.9%. The @entity2286 was 100% and the NPV was 95.0%. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that the CASD does not overemphasize @entity2438 symptoms in a population of @entity1 without @entity2438 . It also shows that @entity2438 and @entity1742 are highly comorbid. Thus, it is important to monitor all @entity1 diagnosed with @entity1742 for signs of @entity2438 and all @entity1 diagnosed with @entity2438 for signs of @entity1742 . This will help identify @entity1 as early as possible and allow them access to services appropriate to their needs.

How Valid Is the Checklist for @entity72 When a XXXX Has Apraxia of Speech?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'Children'] @entity2438 :: ('MESH:D001321', 'Disease') :: ['autism'] @entity2286 :: ('12211', 'Species') :: ['PPV'] @entity72 :: ('MESH:D002659', 'Disease') :: ['Autism Spectrum Disorder'] @entity1742 :: ('MESH:D001072', 'Disease') :: ['apraxia']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['Child']
