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Autism – Tics, AD/HD, and other Comorbidities

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The Autism – Tics, ADHD, and other Comorbidities Inventory (A–TAC) is a psychological measure used to screen for other conditions occurring with tics.[1][2] Along with tic disorders, it screens for autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other conditions with onset in childhood.[1] The A-TAC has been reported as valid and reliable for detecting most disorders in children.[3][4][5][6] One telephone survey found it was not validated for eating disorders.[3]

Developed at the University of Gothenburg by Christopher Gillberg and colleagues, the A–TAC is organized into twenty modules. The 96 questions cover a range of child psychiatric topics.[7][8] The A-TAC can be done as a clinical telephone interview and is also available in multiple languages on the Swedish Child Neuropsychiatry Science Foundation.[9][10] Questions include "almost verbatim" the characteristics listed in the DSM-IV diagnostic definitions of disorders for several conditions.[9]

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  2. ^ Sukhodolsky DG, Gladstone TR, Kaushal SA, Piasecka JB, Leckman JF (2017). "Tics and Tourette Syndrome". In Matson JL (ed.). Handbook of Childhood Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities Treatment. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. p. 248.
  3. ^ a b Mårland C, Lichtenstein P, Degl'Innocenti A, et al. (December 2017). "The Autism-Tics, ADHD and other Comorbidities inventory (A-TAC): previous and predictive validity". BMC Psychiatry. 17 (1): 403. doi:10.1186/s12888-017-1563-0. PMC 5732476. PMID 29246205.
  4. ^ Larson, Tomas; Kerekes, Nóra; Selinus, Eva Norén; Lichtenstein, Paul; Gumpert, Clara Hellner; Anckarsäter, Henrik; Nilsson, Thomas; Lundström, Sebastian (February 2014). "Reliability of Autism-Tics, AD/HD, and other Comorbidities (A-TAC) inventory in a test-retest design". Psychological Reports. 114 (1): 93–103. doi:10.2466/03.15.PR0.114k10w1. ISSN 0033-2941. PMID 24765712. S2CID 46674807.
  5. ^ Larson, Tomas; Lundström, Sebastian; Nilsson, Thomas; Selinus, Eva Norén; Råstam, Maria; Lichtenstein, Paul; Gumpert, Clara Hellner; Anckarsäter, Henrik; Kerekes, Nóra (2013-09-25). "Predictive properties of the A-TAC inventory when screening for childhood-onset neurodevelopmental problems in a population-based sample". BMC Psychiatry. 13: 233. doi:10.1186/1471-244X-13-233. ISSN 1471-244X. PMC 3849508. PMID 24066834.
  6. ^ Hansson, Sara Lina; Svanströmröjvall, Annika; Rastam, Maria; Gillberg, Carina; Gillberg, Christopher; Anckarsäter, Henrik (September 2005). "Psychiatric telephone interview with parents for screening of childhood autism – tics, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and other comorbidities (A-TAC): Preliminary reliability and validity". The British Journal of Psychiatry. 187 (3): 262–267. doi:10.1192/bjp.187.3.262. ISSN 0007-1250. PMID 16135864.
  7. ^ Lundström, Sebastian; Mårland, Caroline; Kuja-Halkola, Ralf; Anckarsäter, Henrik; Lichtenstein, Paul; Gillberg, Christopher; Nilsson, Thomas (December 2019). "Assessing autism in females: The importance of a sex-specific comparison". Psychiatry Research. 282: 112566. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112566. ISSN 1872-7123. PMID 31558402.
  8. ^ "A-TAC screening questionnaire | University of Gothenburg". www.gu.se. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  9. ^ a b Larson T, Anckarsäter H, Gillberg C, et al. (January 2010). "The autism--tics, AD/HD and other comorbidities inventory (A-TAC): further validation of a telephone interview for epidemiological research". BMC Psychiatry. 10: 1. doi:10.1186/1471-244X-10-1. PMC 2823676. PMID 20055988.
  10. ^ Cubo, E.; Sáez Velasco, S.; Delgado Benito, V.; Ausín Villaverde, V.; García Soto, X. R.; Trejo Gabriel Y Galán JM; Martín Santidrián, A.; MacArrón, J. V.; Cordero Guevara, J.; Benito-León, J.; Louis, E. D. (July 2011). "Elsevier Enhanced Reader". Anales de Pediatría. 75 (1): 40–50. doi:10.1016/j.anpedi.2011.01.008. PMID 21435961.