Multimedia Tool for Psychology Graduate Student ASD Assessment Training

描述（由申请人提供）：自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）是一组发育障碍，导致儿童功能障碍，并可能对个人及其家庭产生毁灭性的长期影响。早期诊断是改善ASD对儿童社会和沟通功能影响的关键因素。最近发现，这种疾病的发病率相对较高，每110名儿童中就有1名，这突出了对诊断服务的需求，因此需要增加从事儿童工作的学校专业人员获得这一专题的高质量培训的机会。多媒体计算机技术的创新和通过互联网访问基于计算机的程序和视频的便利性的改进为增强当前的临床培训方法和增加对当前基于研究的信息的访问带来了巨大的希望。DiagnoseFirst将帮助专业人员学习更好地识别3至10岁儿童的ASD标志物。它将结合联合收割机视觉效果的真实的世界实习经验与基于网络的交付广泛的分布。为了提高诊断质量，将扩展专家之间行为解释一致性的加权测量，以允许对诊断中使用的复杂行为的透明理解，并为目前不存在的专家之间的诊断解释提供共识。DiagnoseFirst提供了一种更有效，更低成本，一致的方法，用于培训大学生，专业人员和临床医生准确诊断学龄儿童的ASD。该计划符合NIH改善儿童疾病诊断服务的目标。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a grouping of developmental disorders that cause impairments in the functioning of children and can have devastating long-term effects on individuals and their families. Early diagnosis is a critical factor in ameliorating the affects of ASD on children's social and communicative functioning. The recent discovery of the relatively high prevalence of this disorder, 1 in 110 children, has accentuated the demand for diagnostic services and consequently the need for increased access to quality training on this topic for school professionals working with children. Innovations in multimedia computer technology and improvements in the ease of access to computer-based programs and videos via the Internet hold great promise for enhancing current clinical training methods and increasing access to current research- based information. DiagnoseFirst will help professionals learn to better identify the markers for ASD in children ages three to ten years. It will combine visuals of real world practicum experience with web based delivery for broad distribution. To improve the quality of diagnosis, a weighted measurement for agreement of behavior interpretation between experts will be expanded to permit a transparent understanding of complex behaviors used in diagnosis and provide a consensus for diagnostic interpretation between experts that does not exist presently. DiagnoseFirst offers a more efficient, lower cost, consistent methodology for training university students, professionals and clinicians to accurately diagnose ASD in school aged children. This program meets the NIH goal of improving diagnostic services for children with disorders.