Adaptation and pilot implementation of the Psychosocial Assessment Tool for Autism Spectrum Disorders (PAT-ASD).
Anne Kazak, Alejandra Perez Ramirez, Michele A Scialla and 3 others
PMID 36001195WHAT IT FOUND
The adapted PAT-ASD screener was accepted by families and completed by 59.1% of those invited.
It reliably grouped nearly half of families into the targeted intervention tier, helping social workers match support to specific psychosocial risks.
Key findings
01The PAT-ASD was completed by 59.1% of the 137 families invited, with caregivers reporting it was well received and comprehensive.
02The screener showed strong reliability for the total score and distributed families into Universal (27.2%), Targeted (48.1%), and Clinical (24.7%) tiers.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they found
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What it does not show
The pilot sample was predominantly white and non-Hispanic, limiting generalizability. The study did not validate the PAT-ASD against other established measures of family risk or clinical outcomes. The completion rate was approximately 60%, and the study did not test strategies to improve uptake.
Declared interests
The research was funded by the Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood. The authors declared no other conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat the PAT-ASD as a validated diagnostic instrument or assume it identifies all families needing support. The pilot showed acceptable completion and reliability, but the tool has not been tested against other measures of family risk, and nearly half of the invited families did not complete it.