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Tainá Rossato Benfica1, Milena Pondé2, Gustavo Marcelino Siquara2
1Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM - Santa Maria (RS), Brasil.
Purpose:
To analyze the contribution of the Labyrinth Scale in the differential diagnosis of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Language Disorder (LD) aged between 2 and 4 years.
Methods:
The sample consisted of 38 children diagnosed with LD, 48 with ASD, and 28 with Typical Development (TD). The LD group, evaluated in private clinics and school clinics, consisted of children with language delays confirmed by the Dimensional Inventory of Child Development Assessment (IDADI), as well as speech-language pathology evaluation with instruments such as the Language Development Assessment (LDA), ABFW, among others. They were also evaluated using the Labyrinth Scale. Those responsible signed the Free and Informed Consent Term (FICT). Statistical analysis was performed using JASP software, version 0.15, one-way ANOVA test, and Scheffé post hoc tests.
Results:
Differentiated scores were demonstrated between the LD, ASD, and TD groups both in general terms and in the subscales of the Labyrinth Scale.
Conclusion:
The Labyrinth Scale allowed differentiating the LD, ASD, and TD groups, showing that the instrument has specificity to perform the differential diagnosis.
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