Publications

Kadak, M. T., Serdengeçti, N., Seçen Yazıcı, M., Sandıkçı, T., Aydın, A., Koyuncu, Z., Meral, Y., Haşimoğlu, A., Çalışkan, Y., Bayraktar, G., Can Öztürk, E., Gökler, M. E., Choueiri, R., & Tarakçıoğlu, M. C. (2023). Turkish Validation of the Rapid Interactive Screening Test for Autism in Toddlers. Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 13623613231217801. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613231217801

AAP Fact Sheet - Autism Diagnosis in Primary Care

Hyman, S. L., Levy, S. E., Myers, S. M., & COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, SECTION ON DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS (2020). Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Pediatrics, 145(1), e20193447. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-3447

McCarty, P., & Frye, R. E. (2020). Early Detection and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Why Is It So Difficult?. Seminars in pediatric neurology, 35, 100831. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spen.2020.100831

Choueiri R, Garrison WT, Tokatli V, et al. The RITA-T (Rapid Interactive Screening Test for Autism in Toddlers) Community Model to Improve Access and Early Identification of Autism in Young Children. Child Neurology Open. 2023;10. doi:10.1177/2329048X231203817

Choueiri, R., Garrison, W.T. & Tokatli, V. Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Strategies for Use in Local Communities. Indian J Pediatr (2022).

Kong XJ, Sherman HT, Tian R, et al. Validation of Rapid Interactive Screening Test for Autism in Toddlers Using Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule™ Second Edition in Children at High-Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Front Psychiatry. 2021;12:737890. Published 2021 Oct 1. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.737890

Choueiri R, Lindenbaum A, Ravi M, Robsky W, Flahive J, Garrison W. Improving Early Identification and Access to Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Toddlers in a Culturally Diverse Community with the Rapid Interactive screening Test for Autism in Toddlers. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Published online 2021:1-9. doi:10.1007/s10803-020-04851-3

Yassin R, Abbas LA, Krayem M, Salame E, Choueiri R, et al. (2020) The Rapid Interactive Screening Test for Autism in Toddlers (RITA-T): Validity in a Lebanese Cross-Cultural Pilot Study. Int J Autism & Relat Disabil: IJARD-136. DOI: 10.29011/2642-3227.000036

Lemay J, Amin P, Langenberger S, McLeod S. Experience with the Rapid Interactive Test for Autism in Toddlers in an Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnostic Clinic. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2019 Sept. 00:1–9, 2019 DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000730

Roula N. Choueiri and Andrew W. Zimmerman. New Assessments and Treatments in ASD. Review paper. March. Curr treat Options Neurol 2017. 19:6. DOI: 10.1007/s11940-017-0443-8.

Lemay J, Meridith Yohemas M, Langenberger S. Redesign of the autism spectrum screening and diagnostic process for children aged 12 to 36 months. Pediatrics & Child Health. 2017 Jan; pxx 187

Zwaigenbaum L, Bauman ML, Choueiri R, et al. Early Identification and Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Executive Summary. Pediatrics. 2015 Oct; 136 Suppl 1:S1-9.

Choueiri R, Wagner S. A New Interactive Screening Test for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Toddlers. Journal of Pediatrics. 2015 Aug; 167(2):460-6. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.05.029. PMID:26210844

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