Early screening of childhood ASD at primary care hospitals in western China: a multi-center study in Chengdu, Sichuan Province
In summary, the ABC score and child's age emerged as the most robust indicators of ASD in primary care hospitals. The effects of AWS and CHAT-23 support their utility as components in a multi-tool screening cascade. These findings support the practical value of integrated, tiered screening strategies in real-world public health settings.
Authors
- Yanmei Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3967-9714)
- Jia Shang
- Ying Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5880-6507)
- CHUNHUA DU
- Jinxiu Gao
- Yi Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2860-3252)
- Xia Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8858-5714)
- WenXu YANG
- Ping Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4397-5567)
- Xiang Kong
- Li Hua
- Junni He
- Chunxia Zhao
- Li Li
- Shenglan Wu
- Tianyi Ma
- Hai Lan
- Defang Mi
- Xiujin Chen
- Sophia Zuoqiu
- Yang Nie
- Jie Zhao
- Hengli Li
Institutions
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (CN)
- Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital (CN)
- Qinzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital (CN)
- Pudong Maternal and Child Health Hospital (CN)
- Dahua Hospital (CN)
- Chongqing Maternal and Child Health Hospital (CN)
- Jingzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital (CN)
- Wuhou District People's Hospital, Chengdu (CN)
- Institute of Industrial Engineering (AU)
- Fuyang Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital (CN)
- Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Sichuan Province (CN)
- Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Bao'an (CN)
- Jiujiang Maternal and Child Care Centres (CN)
- Community Health Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1758181
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00