Arabic Language Autism Diagnostic Interview (ALADIN): A Validation Study.
There is a gap in autism research from Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) where most children with autism live. This has contributed to a lack of culturally validated diagnostic instruments for autism and is a major barrier to early diagnosis, intervention, and research. The Arabic Language Aut...
| Published in: | Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 56; no. 8; pp. 3253 - 3262 |
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Springer Nature
Aug2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=195542290&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 195542290 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 01623257 AUT jtl: Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders issn: 01623257 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2026 vid: 56 iid: 8 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 195542290 183784626 195542290 195542290 10.1007/s10803-025-06797-w 195542290 ppf: 3253 ppct: 9 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Arabic Language Autism Diagnostic Interview (ALADIN): A Validation Study. aug: au: Nasir, Arwa K. Masri, Amira T. Shaheen, Saja Sayles, Harlan Nasir, Laeth affil: https://ror.org/00thqtb16 Department of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA sug: subj: Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis Arabs In Infancy and Childhood Instrument Validation Jordan Human Funding Source Validation Studies Interview Guides Instrument Construction Instrument Adaptation Case Control Studies Sensitivity and Specificity Child, Preschool Parents of Children with Disabilities ROC Curve Culture Retrospective Design Record Review Descriptive Statistics T-Tests Fisher's Exact Test Data Analysis Software Male Female Interviews Child, Preschool: 2-5 years Male Female ab: There is a gap in autism research from Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) where most children with autism live. This has contributed to a lack of culturally validated diagnostic instruments for autism and is a major barrier to early diagnosis, intervention, and research. The Arabic Language Autism Diagnostic Inventory (ALADIN) was developed based on the DSM-5 criteria and adapted to Arabic language and culture using primary source data. The aim of this study was to validate the Arabic Language Autism Diagnostic Inventory for the diagnostic evaluation of autism. A case–control study design was used to test the instrument for sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis of autism in children 2–5 years of age. Parents of 48 children with autism and 152 neurotypical children in Jordan completed the ALADIN. Demographic information from the participants in each group was summarized, and a Receiver Operating Curve (ROC) was fit to the data. A total score of 24 on the ALADIN had 77% sensitivity and 98% specificity for autism. The area under the curve (AUC) was 0.976, indicating strong performance in identifying children with autism. The ALADIN is the first instrument created specifically for Arab populations and is informed by cultural and linguistic data from the target population. Initial validation shows it has high diagnostic specificity for autism. Culturally informed instruments can improve access to early diagnosis and intervention and enhance autism research to improve care and outcomes in global populations. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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