Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised: a revised version of a diagnostic interview for caregivers of individuals with possible pervasive developmental disorders

J Autism Dev Disord. 1994 Oct;24(5):659-85. doi: 10.1007/BF02172145.

Abstract

Describes the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R), a revision of the Autism Diagnostic Interview, a semistructured, investigator-based interview for caregivers of children and adults for whom autism or pervasive developmental disorders is a possible diagnosis. The revised interview has been reorganized, shortened, modified to be appropriate for children with mental ages from about 18 months into adulthood and linked to ICD-10 and DSM-IV criteria. Psychometric data are presented for a sample of preschool children.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Autistic Disorder / classification
  • Autistic Disorder / diagnosis*
  • Autistic Disorder / psychology
  • Caregivers / psychology*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability / classification
  • Intellectual Disability / diagnosis*
  • Intellectual Disability / psychology
  • Interview, Psychological
  • Male
  • Mothers / psychology
  • Personality Assessment / statistics & numerical data*
  • Psychometrics
  • Reproducibility of Results