Spectrum Archives
Diagnostics, Screening & Assessment
This domain documents how autism is identified across the lifespan: the standardised instruments and their known blind spots, the conditions autism is most often confused with, the demographic patterns in who gets missed, and the biomarker and machine-learning work now entering the field.
5 Entries in this Collection
- 01 4 parts
Standardized Diagnostic Instruments
Clinician-administered screeners and formal diagnostic tools.
- 02 2 parts
Adult & Self-Report Assessment
Instruments and pathways for identification in adulthood.
- 03 4 parts
Differential Diagnosis
Distinguishing autism from conditions with overlapping presentations.
- 04 2 parts
Diagnostic Equity & Bias
Demographic patterns in who is identified, when, and by whom.
- 05 2 parts
Biomarkers & Computational Diagnostics
Physiological markers and machine-learning approaches to identification.