{"id":8438,"date":"2019-05-22T16:07:42","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T16:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/fas\/psych\/glossary\/modified_checklist_for_autism_in_toddlers_-m-chat\/"},"modified":"2019-05-22T16:07:42","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T16:07:42","slug":"modified_checklist_for_autism_in_toddlers_-m-chat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/fas\/psych\/glossary\/modified_checklist_for_autism_in_toddlers_-m-chat\/","title":{"rendered":"Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Allows parentsto assess the degree to which their toddler(s), between the ages of 16 and 30months, demonstrate behaviors that may indicate possible early signs of autismspectrum disorder. &nbsp;Scores on this measure may be used to determine whichchildren would benefit from more in-depth follow-up assessments. Items tapcognitive and social indicators of autism spectrum disorders. &nbsp;The measureinvolves 5-10 minutes to complete. &nbsp;Cut-off scores classify children into threelevels of risk for developing autism spectrum disorders: low, medium, and high. &nbsp;When completed via an online system, results of parents\u2019 completed ratingscales include local referrals to personnel with expertise around specialneeds, so that parents can easily pursue services as needed. &nbsp;Ample evidencesupports the predictive validity of the measure for later diagnosis with autismand\/or other delays (Robins, Fein, Barton, &amp; Green.,2013).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Robins, D.L, Fein, D., Barton, M.L., &amp;Green, J.A. (2001). The modified checklist for autism in toddlers: An initialstudy investigating the early detection of autism and pervasive developmentaldisorders. <span class=\"\" style=\"font-style: italic;\">Journal of Autism andDevelopmental Disorders<\/span>, <span class=\"\" style=\"font-style: italic;\">31<\/span>, 131\u2013144.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>See Ages and Stages Questionnaire, <a href=\"autism\">Autism<\/a>, <a href=\"autism_diagnostic_observation_schedule_-ados-\">Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS)<\/a>, Child Behavior Checklist (CBL)<\/p>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allows parentsto assess the degree to which their toddler(s), between the ages of 16 and 30months, demonstrate behaviors that may indicate possible early signs of autismspectrum disorder. &nbsp;Scores on this measure may be used to determine whichchildren would benefit from more in-depth follow-up assessments. Items tapcognitive and social indicators of autism spectrum disorders. &nbsp;The measureinvolves &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/fas\/psych\/glossary\/modified_checklist_for_autism_in_toddlers_-m-chat\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2],"class_list":["post-8438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-glossary","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/fas\/psych\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/fas\/psych\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/fas\/psych\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/fas\/psych\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/fas\/psych\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/fas\/psych\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8438\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/fas\/psych\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/fas\/psych\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/fas\/psych\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}