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Early Diagnostic Response Model (EDRM)
Early Diagnostic Response Model (EDRM): Evaluating an Early Screening to Evaluation Pilot Protocol for Children Identified as High Risk for Autism in Early Intervention Health Districts
Who can join
16 Months – 36 Months · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * All families of children between the ages of 16-30 months of age who scored ≥8 on the MCHAT-R and whose BCW provider refers the child to our clinic by 33 months of age will be a possible participant. Evaluations will be done by 36 months of age. * Referring BCW provider must be one of the participating BCW health districts in this pilot study. * Parent/Guardian needs to have basic English proficiency * Parent/Guardian needs to have internet access * Child must have exposure to English either at home or in out-of-home care (e.g., childcare setting). * Documentation of M-CHAT-R High-Risk failed score (≥ 8) must be documented in referral. Exclusion Criteria: * Families making self-referrals to the EAC or referrals outside of the targeted BCW districts will be excluded from recruitment for this study. * Children above the age of 33 months at the time of the referral will be excluded as the current EDRM protocol has not been developed in this phase of piloting for individuals over this age. * Non-English speakers will be excluded from participation due to the current protocol not being applicable to their needs as well as a high correlation between verbal language abilities and social communication and social interaction (SCI) abilities as part of the DSM-5-TR autism criteria.
About the study
Babies Can't Wait (BCW) in Georgia will be referring families with children seeking an autism spectrum disorder (autism) diagnosis at the Emory Autism Center's (EAC) Child Screening and Assessment Clinic.The objective of this study is to develop, pilot, and evaluate a diagnostic protocol for children identified at high risk for autism in the BCW early intervention program screening (part of a public health service). This program evaluation will be using pre- and post-data and data collected through the process to evaluate the effectiveness of the EDRM pilot.
What is being tested
- Early Diagnostic Response Model (EDRM) (behavioral)
Sponsor: Emory University · Participants: 300 · Started: Jun 16, 2022
Contact the study team
- Allison Schwartz, PhD · Phone: 404.727.8350
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05419895
Locations in the U.S.
| Georgia | Emory Autism Center, Atlanta |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.