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Screening for Intellectual Disability in Children: A Review of the Literature

Screening for Intellectual Disability in Children: A Review of the Literature Background Early identification of possible intellectual disability can help children and families access appropriate services and support more quickly. There has been an increasing interest in the use of screening tools for this purpose. This study reviews the literature in relation to such tools. Methods A literature search was carried out for English language articles from 1990 to 2009 using a range of databases. Secondary searches were carried out from references of relevant articles. Results Only one article was identified which examined the ability of an assessment to specifically identify children with a potential intellectual disability; however, no information was provided about sensitivity, specificity or cut‐off points. Conclusions There is not, as yet, a screening tool that can reliably identify children with a probable intellectual disability. Further research in this area is needed. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities Wiley

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
© 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
ISSN
1360-2322
eISSN
1468-3148
DOI
10.1111/j.1468-3148.2011.00650.x
pmid
22473951
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Abstract

Background Early identification of possible intellectual disability can help children and families access appropriate services and support more quickly. There has been an increasing interest in the use of screening tools for this purpose. This study reviews the literature in relation to such tools. Methods A literature search was carried out for English language articles from 1990 to 2009 using a range of databases. Secondary searches were carried out from references of relevant articles. Results Only one article was identified which examined the ability of an assessment to specifically identify children with a potential intellectual disability; however, no information was provided about sensitivity, specificity or cut‐off points. Conclusions There is not, as yet, a screening tool that can reliably identify children with a probable intellectual disability. Further research in this area is needed.

Journal

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual DisabilitiesWiley

Published: Jan 1, 2012

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