University of Denver Digital Commons @ DU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Graduate Studies 1-1-2019 The Use of Clinical Judgment in Differentiating Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder from Those of Other Childhood Conditions: A Delphi Study Staci Jordan University of Denver Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd Part of the School Psychology Commons Recommended Citation Jordan, Staci, "The Use of Clinical Judgment in Differentiating Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder from Those of Other Childhood Conditions: A Delphi Study" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1587. https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1587 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at Digital Commons @ DU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ DU. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. The Use of Clinical Judgment in Differentiating Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder From Those of Other Childhood Conditions: A Delphi Study A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Morgridge College of Education University of Denver ____________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy ____________ by Staci Jordan June 2019 Advisor: Dr. Devadrita Talapatra ©Copyright by Staci Jordan 2019 All Rights Reserved Abstract Author: Staci Jordan Title: The Use of Clinical Judgment in Differentiating Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder From Those of Other Childhood Conditions: A Delphi Study Advisor: Dr. Devadrita Talapatra Degree Date: June 2019 Abstract More and more, due to long waiting lists at diagnostic clinics and access barriers for certain segments of the population, schools are often the first environment in which children are evaluated for ASD (Sullivan, 2013).