TY  - JOUR
AU  - Koehler, Jana Christina
AU  - Georgescu, Alexandra Livia
AU  - Weiske, Johanna
AU  - Spangemacher, Moritz
AU  - Burghof, Lana
AU  - Falkai, Peter
AU  - Koutsouleris, Nikolaos
AU  - Tschacher, Wolfgang
AU  - Vogeley, Kai
AU  - Falter-Wagner, Christine M.
TI  - Brief Report: Specificity of Interpersonal Synchrony Deficits to Autism Spectrum Disorder and Its Potential for Digitally Assisted Diagnostics
JO  - Journal of autism and developmental disorders
VL  - 52
SN  - 1573-3432
CY  - Dordrecht [u.a.]
PB  - Springer Science + Business Media B.V.
M1  - FZJ-2021-03198
SP  - 3718–3726
PY  - 2022
AB  - Reliably diagnosing autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in adulthood poses a challenge to clinicians due to the absence of specific diagnostic markers. This study investigated the potential of interpersonal synchrony (IPS), which has been found to be reduced in ASD, to augment the diagnostic process. IPS was objectively assessed in videos of diagnostic interviews in a representative referral population from two specialized autism outpatient clinics. In contrast to the current screening tools that could not reliably differentiate, we found a significant reduction of IPS in interactions with individuals later diagnosed with ASD (n = 16) as opposed to those not receiving a diagnosis (n = 23). While these findings need to be validated in larger samples, they nevertheless underline the potential of digitally-enhanced diagnostic processes for ASD.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:34331629
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000679772200002
DO  - DOI:10.1007/s10803-021-05194-3
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/894363
ER  -