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Analysis Of Race And Sex Bias In The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (Ados-2), Luther G. Kalb, Vini Singh, Ji Su Hong, Calliope Holingue, Natasha N. Ludwig, Danika Pfeiffer, Rachel Reetzke, Alden L. Gross, Rebecca Landa
Analysis Of Race And Sex Bias In The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (Ados-2), Luther G. Kalb, Vini Singh, Ji Su Hong, Calliope Holingue, Natasha N. Ludwig, Danika Pfeiffer, Rachel Reetzke, Alden L. Gross, Rebecca Landa
Communication Disorders & Special Education Faculty Publications
Importance: There are long-standing disparities in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across race and sex. Surprisingly, few studies have examined whether these disparities arise partially out of systematic biases in the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2), the reference standard measure of ASD.
Objective: To examine differential item functioning (DIF) of ADOS-2 items across sex and race.
Design, Setting, and Participants: This is a cross-sectional study of children who were evaluated for ASD between 2014 and 2020 at a specialty outpatient clinic located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US. Data were analyzed from July 2021 to …